Wortheniopsis acuta Nützel et al. 2018

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Plethospiridae

Alternative combination: Murchisonietta acuta

Full reference: A. Nützel, A. Kaim, and E. Gradinaru. 2018. Middle Triassic (Anisian, Bithynian) gastropods from North Dobrogea (Romania) and their significance for gastropod recovery from the end-Permian mass extinction event. Papers in Palaeontology 4:477-512

Belongs to Wortheniopsis according to A. Nützel and B. Karapunar 2023

See also Nützel et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Wortheniopsis margarethae, Wortheniopsis quirinii

Type specimen: SNSB-BSPG 2015 VI 32, a shell. Its type locality is Mahmudia Quarry, Caeracul Mare Hill, sample 114, which is in a Bithynian reef, buildup or bioherm bindstone in the Caerace Formation of Romania.

Distribution: found only at Mahmudia Quarry, Caeracul Mare Hill, sample 114

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