†Westerna Webster 1905 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Palaeotrochidae
Alternative spelling: Westernia
Parent taxon: Palaeotrochidae according to J. B. Knight et al. 1960
See also Fenton and Fenton 1924, Krawczyński 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Webster 1905
Sister taxa: Floyda, Palaeotrochus, Turbonopsis, Westwooditrochus
Subtaxa: Westerna gigantea Westerna pulchra
Type: Loxonema gigantea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (3: Iowa collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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