†Platyworthenia delicata Chronic 1952 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Full reference: H. Chronic. 1952. Molluscan fauna from the Permian Kaibab Formation, Walnut Canyon, Arizona. Geological Society America Bulletin 63(2):95-166
Belongs to Platyworthenia according to H. Chronic 1952
Sister taxon: Platyworthenia lantenoisi
Type specimen: Mus N. Ariz G2.571, a shell. Its type locality is Rimmy Jim Tank, Kaibab Formation, Coconino County, which is in a Roadian marine limestone in the Kaibab Formation of Arizona.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 3.32
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Arizona collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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