Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Full reference: R. L. Batten. 1956. Some new pleurotomarian gastropods from the Permian of west Texas. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 46(1):42-44
Belongs to Shwedagonia according to D. M. Rohr et al. 2022
See also Batten 1956 and Batten 1958
Sister taxa: Shwedagonia collabra, Shwedagonia korolukae, Shwedagonia mariana, Shwedagonia orientalis, Shwedagonia pagoda, Shwedagonia wongi
Type specimen: USNM 125279. Its type locality is USNM703b, Old Word Ranch, 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 10.3
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (21: Texas collections)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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