Lacunospira alta Batten 1958 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Full reference: R. L. Batten. 1958. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 2. Pleurotomariacea: Portlockiellidae, Phymatopleuridae, and Eotomariidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 114(2):153-246

Belongs to Lacunospira according to R. L. Batten 1958

Sister taxa: Lacunospira altsia, Lacunospira lirata, Lacunospira reticulata

Type specimen: USNM 133345b. Its type locality is USNM702, Split Tank, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cathedral Mountain Formation of Texas.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 41.0

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (6: Texas collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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