Gastropoda - Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae
Full reference: J. B. Knight. 1936. Notes on Paleozoic Gastropoda. Journal of Paleontology 10(6):520-534
Parent taxon: Meekospiridae according to A. Nützel et al. 2000
See also Bandel 2002, Erwin 1988, Knight et al. 1960 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Auriptygma, Cambodgia, Ceraunocochlis, Heterosubulites, Meekospira, Nemdaella, Ninglangella, Oxyspira
Subtaxa: Girtyspira alvaensis Girtyspira canaliculata Girtyspira delicata Girtyspira fusiformis Girtyspira germanica Girtyspira inflata Girtyspira lineata Girtyspira mediocris Girtyspira micra Girtyspira microspirula Girtyspira minuta Girtyspira oblonga Girtyspira pygmaea Girtyspira yodai
Ecology: epifaunal
Distribution:
• Permian of Cambodia (4 collections), China (3), Greece (5), the Russian Federation (1), Thailand (1), United States (6: Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah)
• Carboniferous of Australia (2), Germany (1), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (37: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 62 collections including 63 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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