Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Full reference: J. G. Gründel. 2007. Jurassische Gastropoden aus der Betakalkbank (oberes Sinemurium, obere Obtusum-Zone) Südwestdeutschlands. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 370:1-29
Belongs to Ataphrus according to J. G. Gründel 2007
Sister taxa: Ataphrus (Ataphrus), Ataphrus acmon, Ataphrus asiaticus, Ataphrus compactus, Ataphrus crassus, Ataphrus folcoi, Ataphrus howsei, Ataphrus labadyei, Ataphrus marschmidti, Ataphrus ovulatus, Ataphrus pembertoni, Ataphrus planulatus, Ataphrus wawalensis
Type specimen: SMNS 66795, a shell. Its type locality is B27 Road between Hechingen and Bisingen, which is in an Obtusum carbonate limestone in the Betakalkbank Formation of Germany.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at B27 Road between Hechingen and Bisingen
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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