Gastropoda - Caenogastropoda - Goniasmatidae
Full reference: R. L. Batten. 1989. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 7. Pleurotomariacea: Eotomariidae, Lophospiriidae, Gosseletinidae. American Museum Novitates 2958:1-64
Belongs to Platyzona according to H. -Z. Pan and D. H. Erwin 2002
Sister taxa: Platyzona anguispira, Platyzona arkansana, Platyzona cancellata, Platyzona cirriformis, Platyzona dongluoensis, Platyzona eulkaiensis, Platyzona gradata, Platyzona hespera, Platyzona humilis, Platyzona khmeriana, Platyzona nitella, Platyzona nodohumerosa, Platyzona pulchella, Platyzona rotunda, Platyzona shikhanensis, Platyzona trilineata
Type specimen: USNM 431578, a shell. Its type locality is USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.
Ecology: epifaunal
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 3.95
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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