Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
Synonyms: Barnesella Bridge and Cloud 1947, Burnesella Bridge and Cloud 1947, Lecanospira (Barnesella) Bridge and Cloud 1947
Full reference: C. Butts. 1926. The Paleozoic rocks. Geological Survey Alabama, Special Report 14:41-230
Parent taxon: Ophiletidae according to P. J. Wagner 1999
See also Knight et al. 1960, Kobayashi 1955, Linsley and Kier 1984, Morris and Cleevely 1981 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Asgardaspira, Ecculiomphalinae, Ecculiomphalus, Lytospira, Malayaspira, Ophileta, Ozarkina, Rossospira
Subtaxa: Lecanospira biconcava Lecanospira carinata Lecanospira compacta Lecanospira conferta Lecanospira depressa Lecanospira lecanospiroides Lecanospira nerine Lecanospira perplana Lecanospira sanctisabae Lecanospira soluta Lecanospira tasmanensis Lecanospira transitionis Lecanospira transversocordatus
Type: Ophileta compacta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (1: Quebec collection)
• Arenigian of United States (3: Utah, Virginia)
• Arenig of Bolivia (2), United States (1: Montana)
• Canadian of United States (1: Maryland)
• Ordovician of Australia (2), Canada (10: Alberta, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec), China (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (31: Alaska, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont)
• Skullrockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland)
Total: 54 collections including 57 occurrences
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