Platyzona anguispira Batten 1989 (snail)

Gastropoda - Caenogastropoda - Goniasmatidae

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 Platyzona according to R. L. Batten 1989

Sister taxa: Platyzona arkansana, Platyzona cancellata, Platyzona cirriformis, Platyzona dongluoensis, Platyzona eulkaiensis, Platyzona gradata, Platyzona hespera, Platyzona humilis, Platyzona khmeriana, Platyzona nitella, Platyzona nodohumerosa, Platyzona pagoda, Platyzona pulchella, Platyzona rotunda, Platyzona shikhanensis, Platyzona trilineata

Type specimen: USNM 431579. Its type locality is USNM702ent, Split Tank, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cathedral Mountain Formation of Texas.

Ecology: epifaunal

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 4.93

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (3: Texas collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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