Byzantia obliqua Kosnik 1997 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neritoina - Neritopsidae

Full reference: M. A. Kosnik. 1997. Byzantia: a new genus (Gastropoda: Neritopsidae) from the Permian of west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 71(1):53-56

Belongs to Byzantia according to M. A. Kosnik 2002

See also Kosnik 1997

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 486319, a shell. Its type locality is USNM703a, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (12: Texas collections)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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