Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Alternative combination: Chrysostoma howsei
Full reference: G. G. Gemmellaro. 1889. La Fauna dei Calcari Con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Fasc 2. Nautiloidea e Gastropoda. Giornale di Scienze Naturali e Economiche 20:97-182
Belongs to Ataphrus according to C. C. Branson 1948
See also Gemmellaro 1889
Sister taxa: Ataphrus (Ataphrus), Ataphrus acmon, Ataphrus asiaticus, Ataphrus compactus, Ataphrus crassus, Ataphrus folcoi, Ataphrus labadyei, Ataphrus marschmidti, Ataphrus naricopsiformis, Ataphrus ovulatus, Ataphrus pembertoni, Ataphrus planulatus, Ataphrus wawalensis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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