Planotectus Yochelson 1956 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Full reference: E. L. Yochelson. 1956. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 1. Euomphalacea, Trochonematacea, Pesudophoracea, Anomphalacea, Craspedostomatacea, and Platyceratacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 110(3):173-276

Parent taxon: Euomphalinae according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Knight et al. 1960, Linsley and Kier 1984, Morris and Cleevely 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amphiscapha, Heteronodosus, Leptomphalus, Paromphalus, Pseudomphalotrochus

Subtaxa: Planotectus cymbellatus

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Type: Planotectus cymbellatus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (5: Arizona, Texas collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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