Eotrochus Whitfield 1882 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Luciellidae

Alternative spelling: Trochus (Eotrochus)

Full reference: R. P. Whitfield. 1882. Part III. Palaeontology. Geology of Wisconsin 4:163-363

Parent taxon: Luciellidae according to B. Karapunar and A. Nützel 2022

See also Knight et al. 1960, Sepkoski 2002 and van den Hoek Ostende et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Crenulazona, Echinocirrus, Eirlysella, Epiptychia, Luciella, Platyconus, Playfordia, Prosolarium, Zhusilengospira

Subtaxa: Eotrochus marigoldensis Eotrochus tenuimarginatus

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Type: Pleurotomaria tenuimarginata

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (14: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Texas)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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