Worthenia whitehorsensis Saunders and Yochelson 1964 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Synonym: Worthenia beedei Knight 1940 [replaced name]

Full reference: B. W. Saunders and E. L. Yochelson. 1964. Homonyms among North American late Paleozoic gastropod specific names. Journal of Paleontology 36(6):1113-1114

Belongs to Worthenia according to B. W. Saunders and E. L. Yochelson 1964

See also Knight 1940

Sister taxa: Pleurotomaria (Worthenia) constantini, Worthenia (Humiliworthenia), Worthenia (Worthenia), Worthenia alticarinata, Worthenia angulata, Worthenia basifalcata, Worthenia bialveozona, Worthenia bicarinata, Worthenia bieberi, Worthenia bilineata, Worthenia cainallensis, Worthenia castlemanensis, Worthenia cirriformis, Worthenia constantini, Worthenia contabulata, Worthenia corrugata, Worthenia crenilunula, Worthenia crenulata, Worthenia curvistriata, Worthenia dharmaensis, Worthenia dieneri, Worthenia distincta, Worthenia dregeri, Worthenia duplicata, Worthenia dyadica, Worthenia eremita, Worthenia escheri, Worthenia extendia, Worthenia furcata, Worthenia gepidorum, Worthenia gubleri, Worthenia hoettingensis, Worthenia humiligrada, Worthenia humilis, Worthenia indifferens, Worthenia kingi, Worthenia klamathensis, Worthenia latialveozona, Worthenia legrandi, Worthenia liebeneri, Worthenia loczyi, Worthenia margaritacea, Worthenia morovi, Worthenia multicarinata, Worthenia nana, Worthenia pagoda, Worthenia parvula, Worthenia pilula, Worthenia planalveozona, Worthenia plutonis, Worthenia praerupta, Worthenia punctata, Worthenia rhombifera, Worthenia schirjaevensis, Worthenia sculpta, Worthenia sigaretoides, Worthenia speciosa, Worthenia strigata, Worthenia strigillata, Worthenia subplicata, Worthenia substriata, Worthenia subtilis, Worthenia superstes, Worthenia tabulata, Worthenia tongxinensis, Worthenia triton, Worthenia vamosensis, Worthenia windowblindensis

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Naco Butte, Hall County (Dozier Lens, Newell 9, Roth 361-C) (Permian of Texas)

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