Ptychomphalus palaeopsis Kittl 1891 (snail)

Gastropoda - Ptychomphaloidea - Ptychomphalidae

Full reference: E. Kittl. 1891. Die Gastropoden der Schichten von St. Cassian der südalpinen Trias. I. Theil. Annalen des Kaiserlich-Königlichen Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 6:166-262

Belongs to Ptychomphalus according to E. Kittl 1891

See also Arthaber 1915

Sister taxa: Ptychomphalus benedianus, Ptychomphalus caepa, Ptychomphalus expansus, Ptychomphalus neumayri, Ptychomphalus protei, Ptychomphalus rotellaeformis, Ptychomphalus striatus, Ptychomphalus theodorii, Ptychomphalus venustus, Ptychomphalus wehenkeli

Type specimen: NHMW 1899/V/83. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Wiener Hofsmuseums coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (1 collection), Turkey (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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