Gastropoda - Zygopleuroidea - Pseudozygopleuridae
Full reference: R. L. Batten. 1985. Gastropods and chitons from Perak, Malaysia. Part 3: the murchisoniids, cerithiids, loxonematids, and subulitids. American Museum Novitates 2829:1-40
Belongs to Microptychis according to R. L. Batten 1985
Sister taxa: Microptychis cerithiformis, Microptychis constricta, Microptychis expetendus, Microptychis insolita, Microptychis occabus, Microptychis pygmaea, Microptychis turbineus, Microptychis wrighti
Type specimen: AMNH 42818. Its type locality is H.S. Lee Mine No. 8, Kinta Valley near Kampar, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the H. S. Lee Formation of Malaysia.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 4.30
Distribution: found only at H.S. Lee Mine No. 8, Kinta Valley near Kampar
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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