Pseudotritonium sciaphosterum Batten and Stokes 1986 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Maturifusidae

Alternative combination: Kittliconcha sciaphostera

Full reference: R. L. Batten and W.L. Stokes. 1986. Early Triassic gastropods from the Sinbad Member of the Moenkopi Formation, San Rafael Swell, Utah. American Museum Novitates 2864:1-33

Belongs to Pseudotritonium according to A. Nützel 2010

See also Batten and Stokes 1986 and Nützel and Schulbert 2005

Sister taxa: Palaeotriton avena, Palaeotriton macrostoma, Palaeotriton laubei, Palaeotriton venustus

Type specimen: AMNH 42994. Its type locality is AMNH3026, Windowblind Butte, San Rafael Swell, which is in a Smithian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal packstone in the Moenkopi Formation of Utah.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 3.30

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (2: Utah collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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