Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
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 Tapinotomaria according to R. L. Batten 1958
Sister taxa: Tapinotomaria cancellata, Tapinotomaria coronata, Tapinotomaria crassa, Tapinotomaria duplicostata, Tapinotomaria globosa, Tapinotomaria mirabilis, Tapinotomaria psiche, Tapinotomaria pyramidalis, Tapinotomaria rugosa, Tapinotomaria spinosa, Tapinotomaria submirabilis
Type specimen: USNM 133290a. Its type locality is USNM728, 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 6.01
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (11: Texas collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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