Spiroscala quasipulchra Karapunar and Nützel 2022 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Synonym: Euconospira pulchra Batten 1958 [replaced name]

Full reference: B. Karapunar and A. Nützel. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Taxonomy and diversity of slit-band gastropods (Order Pleurotomariida) and some slit bearing Caenogastropoda from the Pennsylvanian of the USA. Papers in Palaeontology 8(e1417)

Belongs to Spiroscala according to B. Karapunar and A. Nützel 2022

See also Batten 1958

Sister taxa: Spiroscala acuminata, Spiroscala conoides, Spiroscala decorata, Spiroscala elegans, Spiroscala georgiannae, Spiroscala intermedia, Spiroscala intricata, Spiroscala pagoda, Spiroscala pulchra, Spiroscala rockymontana, Spiroscala shwedagoniformis, Spiroscala solida

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 11.7

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (11: Texas collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Texas)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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