Anomphalus japonicus Nützel and Nakazawa 2012 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Anomphalidae

Full reference: A. Nützel and K. Nakazawa. 2012. Taxonomic names, in Permian (Capitanian) gastropods from the Akasaka Limestone (Gifu Prefecture, Japan). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10:103-169

Belongs to Anomphalus according to C. Ketwetsuriya et al. 2014

See also Nützel and Nakazawa 2012

Sister taxa: Anomphalus amorphus, Anomphalus barskovi, Anomphalus biconcavus, Anomphalus blancus, Anomphalus decoratus, Anomphalus fusuiensis, Anomphalus glaucus, Anomphalus helicoides, Anomphalus jaggerius, Anomphalus lateumbilicatus, Anomphalus minutus, Anomphalus murankaensis, Anomphalus permianus, Anomphalus planus, Anomphalus rotulensis, Anomphalus rotulus, Anomphalus studiosus, Anomphalus sundaicus, Anomphalus umbilicatus, Anomphalus umbilicoliratus, Anomphalus vanescens, Anomphalus verruculiferus, Anomphalus weixinensis

Type specimen: AMF-KG-134, a shell. Its type locality is Ichihashi Quarry, Kinshozan, Akasaka, which is in a Capitanian shallow subtidal packstone in the Akasaka Formation of Japan.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 2.52

Distribution: found only at Ichihashi Quarry, Kinshozan, Akasaka

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