Xizangospira Yu 1975 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae

Full reference: W. Yu. 1975. Gastropod fossils from the Mount Qomolangma region. A Report of the Scientific Expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 1:129-238

Parent taxon: Zygopleuridae according to P. J. Wagner 2023

Sister taxa: Allocosmia, Allostrophiinae, Ampezzopleurinae, Andangulariinae, Aristerostrophia, Azyga, Hypsipleura, Pseudokatosira, Raha, Virgella, Zardinistylus, Zebalia, Zygopleurinae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tulong JSB37, Nyalam County (Triassic of China)

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