Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Alternative combination: Ananias franciscanus
Full reference: H. Chronic. 1952. Molluscan fauna from the Permian Kaibab Formation, Walnut Canyon, Arizona. Geological Society America Bulletin 63(2):95-166
Belongs to Apachella according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Batten 1989, Chronic 1952, Kulas and Batten 1997 and Winters 1963
Sister taxa: Apachella alamillano, Apachella arizonensis, Apachella boydi, Apachella brachysiphon, Apachella capertoni, Apachella exaggerata, Apachella glabra, Apachella huecoensis, Apachella malaysia, Apachella mulensis, Apachella nodosa, Apachella noinskyi, Apachella nucleola, Apachella powwowensis, Apachella prodontia, Apachella pseudostrigillata, Apachella rugosa, Apachella sosiensis, Apachella texana, Apachella thailandensis, Apachella translirata, Apachella turbiniformis
Type specimen: Mus N. Ariz G2.1595, a shell. Its type locality is Rimmy Jim Tank, Kaibab Formation, Coconino County, which is in a Roadian marine limestone in the Kaibab Formation of Arizona.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 3.97
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (30: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming collections), Venezuela (2)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
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