Callispira Nelson 1947 (snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Acanthonematidae

Full reference: L. A. Nelson. 1947. Two new genera of Paleozoic gastropods. Journal of Paleontology 21(5):460-465

Parent taxon: Acanthonematinae according to B. S. Kues and R. L. Batten 2001

See also Hoare et al. 1997 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bicuerda, Hermosanema

Subtaxa: Callispira bellula Callispira grossa Callispira novemcostata Callispira okaensis Callispira quinquecostata Callispira taosiformis Callispira tricostata

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Permian of Japan (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2)

• Desmoinesian of United States (2: Missouri, New Mexico)

• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (4), United States (1: New mexico)

Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences

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