Salterospira Batten 1966 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Full reference: R. L. Batten. 1966. The Lower Carboniferous gastropod fauna from the Hotwells Limestone of Compton Martin, Somerset. Part I. Palaeontographical Society Monographs 119(509):1-52

Parent taxon: Coelozoninae according to R. L. Batten 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arctozone, Arfurtia, Barocospira, Bicarina, Burdekinostoma, Coelozone, Coelozonides, Deacheospira, Eoplatyzona, Frydiella, Humboldtiella, Ibergia, Lahnia, Lahnospira, Lukesispira, Manitobiella, Mourloniides, Odontomaria, Peruvispira, Planozonides, Pleurotaunica, Plicafoliosa, Prokopelia, Schizolopha, Spinulrichospira, Tasselliana, Tragotoma, Villmaria, Winterbergiella, Wisconsinella, Zalozone

Subtaxa: Salterospira chesterensis Salterospira okawensis Salterospira plectata Salterospira tabulata

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Type: Salterospira tabulata

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (4: Illinois, Kentucky)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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