Centrifugus Bronn 1835 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Synonym: Hisingeria Ulrich and Scofield 1897 [objective synonym]

Full reference: H. G. Bronn. 1835. Lethaea Geognostica, oder Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der für die Gebirgs-Formationem bezeichnensten Versteinerungen 1:97-192

Parent taxon: Euomphalidae according to R. M. Linsley and W.M. Kier 1984

See also Knight et al. 1960, Morris and Cleevely 1981, Sepkoski 2002 and Ulrich and Scofield 1897

Sister taxa: Acanthonema, Alaionema, Anisostoma, Araeonema, Austerum, Biformispira, Burdikinia, Condonella, Cylicioscapha, Devonicornu, Discotropis, Eleutherospira, Elkoceras, Euomphalinae, Euomphalopsis, Euomphalopterinae, Euomphalus, Fletcherviewia, Goldfussoceras, Hippocampoides, Kiaeromphalus, Krasopea, Linsleyella, Nevadaspira, Nodeuomphalus, Novakopteron, Odontomariinae, Offleyotrochus, Pentagonodiscus, Phanerotinus, Pleuronotus, Poleumita, Polytropidae, Rhabdotocochlis, Rihamphalus, Saturnotropis, Schizostomatidae, Sinistrispira, Sinutropis, Straparollinae, Straparollus, Stusakia, Tongweispira, Tychobrahea, Weeksia, Spinicharybdiinae

Subtaxa: Centrifugus planorbis Centrifugus procera

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Type: Centrifugus planorbis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Sweden (4), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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