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This gastropod seems to have been parasitic, since it is sometimes found attached to crinoids. The scale is in cm. Orthonychia is here considered to be a subgenus of the genus Platyceras, as indicated by the parentheses. This is consistent with the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. However, others treat Orthonychia as a separate genus.
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