Mastigospira La Rocque 1949 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Full reference: A. La Rocque. 1949. New uncoiled gastropods from the Middle Devonian of Michigan and Manitoba. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 7(7):113-122

Parent taxon: Odontomariinae according to J. Frýda et al. 2006

See also Knight et al. 1960, La Rocque 1949, Linsley and Kier 1984, Morris and Cleevely 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Tubiconcha

Subtaxa: Mastigospira alata Mastigospira ingens Mastigospira intermedia Mastigospira weberae

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Type: Hyolithes alatus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (12: Manitoba, Northwest Territories collections), United States (3: Alaska, Michigan)

Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences

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