Acanthonema Sherzer and Grabau 1910 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Full reference: W. H. Sherzer and A. W. Grabau. 1910. New Upper siluric fauna from southern Michigan. Geological Society of America Bulletin 19:540-553

Parent taxon: Euomphalidae according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Bouchet et al. 2005, Knight et al. 1960 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alaionema, Anisostoma, Araeonema, Austerum, Biformispira, Burdikinia, Centrifugus, 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: Acanthonema holopiforme Acanthonema laxa Acanthonema newberryi

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Type: Acanthonema holopiforme

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (4: Michigan, Ohio collections)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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