‘Alien goldfish’ may have been a pelagic gastropod (Typhloesus wellsi, Carboniferous, Bear Gulch Limestone)

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‘Alien goldfish’ may have been unique mollusc, say scientists

Nicola Davis, The Guardian, September 22, 2022

 

New clue found in 'alien goldfish' suggests it may have been a mollusk

by Bob Yirka , Phys.org

 

The open access paper is:

Conway Morris, S. and Caron, J.B., 2022. A possible home for

a bizarre Carboniferous animal: is Typhloesus a pelagic gastropod?.

Biology Letters, 18(9), p.20220179.

 

Another paper:

 

Conway Morris, S., 1990. Typhloesus wellsi (Melton and Scott,

1973), a bizarre metazoan from the Carboniferous of Montana,

US A. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of

London. B, Biological Sciences, 327(1242), pp.595-624.

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.