Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Trachyspiridae
Alternative combination: Trachyspira delphinoides
Synonyms: Trachyspira acanthica Gemmellaro 1889, Trachyspira acanthicum Gemmellaro 1889, Trachyspira armata Greco 1937, Trachyspira inermis Greco 1937, Trachyspira millegranum Gemmellaro 1889
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 Trachyspira according to H. -Z. Pan and D. H. Erwin 2002
See also Batten 1979, Gemmellaro 1889, Greco 1937, Karczewski 1982 and Termier and Termier 1977
Sister taxa: Trachyspira canaliculata, Trachyspira conica, Trachyspira eleganta, Trachyspira heshanensis, Trachyspira magna, Trachyspira obliquinodula, Trachyspira pygmaeus, Trachyspira quangxiensis, Trachyspira sturi
Type specimens:
- Trachyspira delphinuloides: Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone, calcare grossolano, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy
- Trachyspira acanthica: Its type locality is Rocca di San Benedetto, calcare grossolano, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.
- Trachyspira armata:
- Trachyspira inermis:
- Trachyspira millegranum: Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone, calcare grossolano, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.
Ecology: epifaunal
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 24.0
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (2 collections), Malaysia (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), Tunisia (2)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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