Palaeocapulus equilateralis Hall 1859 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Alternative combinations: Capulus equilateralis, Capulus equilaterus, Platyceras (Orthonychia) equilaterum, Platyceras (Platyceras) equilateralis, Platyceras equilatera, Platyceras equilaterale, Platyceras equilateris, Platyceras equilaterum

Full reference: J. Hall. 1859. Contributions to the palaeontology of Iowa; being descriptions of new species of Crinoidea and other fossils. Iowa Geological Survey 1(2):473-724

Belongs to Palaeocapulus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Ausich 1978, Batten 1984, Grabau and Shimer 1909, Hall 1859, Hyde 1953, Keyes 1888, Keyes 1890, Keyes 1890 and Yochelson and Saunders 1967

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

Ecology: passively mobile epifaunal coprophage

Distribution:

• Osagean of United States (3: Indiana, Ohio collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (10: Indiana, Iowa)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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