Tongweispira Tong and Erwin 2001 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Full reference: J. Tong and D.H. Erwin. 2001. Triassic gastropods of the southern Qinling Mountains, China. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 92:1-47

Parent taxon: Euomphalidae according to J. Tong and D.H. Erwin 2001

Sister taxa: Acanthonema, Alaionema, Anisostoma, Araeonema, Austerum, Biformispira, Burdikinia, Centrifugus, Condonella, Cylicioscapha, Devonicornu, Discotropis, Eleutherospira, Elkoceras, Euomphalinae, Euomphalopsis, Euomphalopterinae, Euomphalus, Fletcherviewia, Goldfussoceras, Hippocampoides, Kiaeromphalus, Krasopea, Linsleyella, Nevadaspira, Nodeuomphalus, Novakopteron, Odontomariinae, Offleyotrochus, Pentagonodiscus, Phanerotinus, Pleuronotus, Poleumita, Polytropidae, Rhabdotocochlis, Rihamphalus, Saturnotropis, Schizostomatidae, Sinistrispira, Sinutropis, Straparollinae, Straparollus, Stusakia, Tychobrahea, Spinicharybdiinae

Subtaxa: Tongweispira sichuanensis

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Type: Tongweispira sichuanensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Saierlangshan Section, Bed 58-3 (Triassic of China)

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