Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae
Full reference: E. W. Lipman and R. L. Langenheim, Jr. 1983. Lepetopsis franae, n. sp. a new pattelid gastropod from the Bird Spring Group, Virgilian, at Arrow Canyon, Clark County, Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 57(3):602-605
Belongs to Lepetopsis according to E. W. Lipman and R. L. Langenheim 1983
Sister taxa: Lepetopsis anthracophila, Lepetopsis artiensis, Lepetopsis capitanensis, Lepetopsis chesterensis, Lepetopsis haworthi, Lepetopsis levettei, Lepetopsis peregrina, Lepetopsis petasus, Lepetopsis petricola, Lepetopsis phillipsi, Lepetopsis retrorsa, Lepetopsis shuangjingziensis, Lepetopsis taxiensis
Type specimen: X-6045, a shell. Its type locality is Bird spring Group at Arrow Canyon, Unit 216, sample EL 216-41, which is in a Virgilian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Nevada.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Nevada collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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