Prosoptychus projectus Perner 1903 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Alternative combination: Bellerophon (Prosoptychus) projectus

Full reference: J. Perner. 1903. Gastéropodes, Tome 1: Patellidae et Bellerophontidae 1-164

Belongs to Prosoptychus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Horný 1963 and Perner 1903

Sister taxa: Prosoptychus baccatus, Prosoptychus globulus, Prosoptychus plenus, Prosoptychus rotunda, Prosoptychus sibiricus, Prosoptychus sphaera, Prosoptychus wenlockensis

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Lodenice (Silurian of Czech Republic)

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