Gastropoda - Caenogastropoda - Goniasmatidae
Full reference: R. L. Batten. 1989. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 7. Pleurotomariacea: Eotomariidae, Lophospiriidae, Gosseletinidae. American Museum Novitates 2958:1-64
Belongs to Platyzona according to R. L. Batten 1989
Sister taxa: Platyzona anguispira, Platyzona arkansana, Platyzona cirriformis, Platyzona dongluoensis, Platyzona eulkaiensis, Platyzona gradata, Platyzona hespera, Platyzona humilis, Platyzona khmeriana, Platyzona nitella, Platyzona nodohumerosa, Platyzona pagoda, Platyzona pulchella, Platyzona rotunda, Platyzona shikhanensis, Platyzona trilineata
Type specimen: USNM 431575. Its type locality is USNM721s, Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.
Ecology: epifaunal
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 7.93
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (9: Texas collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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