Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Alternative combinations: Glabrocingulum (Stenozone) brennensis, Platyteichum brennensis, Pleurotomaria brenensis
Full reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1932. New fossils from the Agglomerate Slate of Kashmir. Palaeontogical Indica, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, New Series 20(1):1-79
Belongs to Platyteichum according to J. B. Waterhouse and Z.Q. Chen 2006
See also Batten 1972, Dickins 1961, Reed 1932 and Waterhouse 1963
Sister taxa: Platyteichum coniforme, Platyteichum costatum, Platyteichum loratum, Platyteichum ornatum, Platyteichum spirolaxum, Platyteichum waterhousei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bren Spur D, which is in a Sakmarian coastal shale in the Agglomeratic Slate Formation of India
Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 41.1
Distribution:
• Permian of India (2 collections), Malaysia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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