Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Full reference: J. G. Norwood and H. Pratten. 1855. Notice of fossils from the Carboniferous Series of the western states belonging to the genera Spirifer, Bellerophon, Pleurotomaria, Macrocheilus, Natica, and Loxonema, with descriptions of eight new characteristc species. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:71-77
Belongs to Knightites according to R. R. West 1970
Sister taxa: Knightites (Knightites), Knightites bransoni, Knightites maximus, Knightites medius, Knightites multicornutus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (6: Oklahoma collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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