Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
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 Worthenia according to R. L. Batten 1989
Sister taxa: Pleurotomaria (Worthenia) constantini, Worthenia (Humiliworthenia), Worthenia (Worthenia), Worthenia alticarinata, Worthenia angulata, Worthenia basifalcata, Worthenia bialveozona, Worthenia bicarinata, Worthenia bieberi, Worthenia bilineata, Worthenia cainallensis, Worthenia castlemanensis, Worthenia cirriformis, Worthenia constantini, Worthenia contabulata, Worthenia corrugata, Worthenia crenilunula, Worthenia crenulata, Worthenia curvistriata, Worthenia dharmaensis, Worthenia dieneri, Worthenia distincta, Worthenia dregeri, Worthenia duplicata, Worthenia dyadica, Worthenia eremita, Worthenia escheri, Worthenia extendia, Worthenia furcata, Worthenia gepidorum, Worthenia gubleri, Worthenia hoettingensis, Worthenia humiligrada, Worthenia humilis, Worthenia indifferens, Worthenia kingi, Worthenia klamathensis, Worthenia latialveozona, Worthenia legrandi, Worthenia liebeneri, Worthenia loczyi, Worthenia margaritacea, Worthenia morovi, Worthenia multicarinata, Worthenia nana, Worthenia pagoda, Worthenia parvula, Worthenia planalveozona, Worthenia plutonis, Worthenia praerupta, Worthenia punctata, Worthenia rhombifera, Worthenia schirjaevensis, Worthenia sculpta, Worthenia sigaretoides, Worthenia speciosa, Worthenia strigata, Worthenia strigillata, Worthenia subplicata, Worthenia substriata, Worthenia subtilis, Worthenia superstes, Worthenia tabulata, Worthenia tongxinensis, Worthenia triton, Worthenia vamosensis, Worthenia whitehorsensis, Worthenia windowblindensis
Type specimen: AMNH 43665. Its type locality is AMNH512, Guadalupe Pass, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Cherry Canyon Formation of Texas.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 9.37
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (6: Texas collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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