†Leptozyga venustus Hoare and Sturgeon 1981 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae
Alternative combination: Pseudozygopleura (Leptozyga) venustus
Full reference: R. D. Hoare and M. T. Sturgeon. 1981. The Pennsylvanian gastropod Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) from the Appalachian Basin. Journal of Paleontology 55(3):571-585
Belongs to Leptozyga according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Batten 1985 and Hoare and Sturgeon 1981
Sister taxa: Leptozyga costata, Leptozyga minuta
Ecology: epifaunal
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 4.70
Distribution:
• Permian of Malaysia (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Ohio, West Virginia)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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