Palaeocapulus acutirostre Hall 1856 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Alternative combinations: Capulus acutirostris, Platyceras (Orthonychia) acutirostra, Platyceras (Orthonychia) acutirostre, Platyceras acutirostre, Platyceras acutirostris

Synonyms: Capulus lodiensis Meek 1871, Palaeocapulus lodiensis Meek 1871, Platyceras (Orthonychia) lodiensis Meek 1871

Full reference: J. Hall. 1856. Description of new species of fossils from the Carboniferous limestones of Indiana and Illinois. Transactions of the Albany Institute 4:1-36

Belongs to Palaeocapulus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Ausich 1978, Elias 1958, Feldman 1987, Grabau and Shimer 1909, Hall 1856, Hall 1858, Hyde 1953, Lane et al. 1973, Meek 1871 and Wanner 1922

Sister taxa: Palaeocapulus equilateralis, Palaeocapulus morsei, Palaeocapulus piso, Palaeocapulus trigonus, Palaeocapulus undata

Ecology: passively mobile epifaunal coprophage

Distribution:

• Permian of Indonesia (1 collection)

• Osagean of United States (4: Indiana, Kentucky)

• Mississippian of United States (2: Arizona, New York)

• Carboniferous of China (1), United States (12: Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma)

• Devonian of China (1)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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