Biology:Cylicioscapha

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Short description: Extinct genus of gastropods

Cylicioscapha
Temporal range: Middle Pennsylvanian - Middle Permian
Scientific classification
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Yochelson,1954

Cylicioscapha is an extinct genus of fossil mollusk, probably a gastropod, a robust-looking euomphalid from the upper Paleozoic of North America.

Description

The shell is depressed on both the upper and lower sides; the outer rim is flattish, knobby along the upper edge; the aperture, is more or less trapezoidal.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5199240 entry