Alaskiella Frýda and Blodgett 1998 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Full reference: J. Frýda and R. B. Blodgett. 1998. Two new cirroidean genera (Vetigastropoda, Archaeogastropoda) from the Emsian (late Early Devonian) of Alaska with notes on the Early Phylogeny of Cirroidea. Journal of Paleontology 72(2):265-273

Parent taxon: Agnesiinae according to J. Frýda and R. B. Blodgett 1998

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agnesia, Anoriostoma, Anoriostomatini, Antitrochus, Enantiostoma, Hesperiella, Koneprusellia, Krolmusium, Paragnesia, Pauquysia, Pernericirrus, Perryconcha, Sasakiela, Trochagnesia

Subtaxa: Alaskiella medfraensis

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at 83RB9, south flank of Limestone Mountain (Devonian of Alaska)

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