Glyptospira Chronic 1952 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Microdomatidae

Full reference: H. Chronic. 1952. Molluscan fauna from the Permian Kaibab Formation, Walnut Canyon, Arizona. Geological Society America Bulletin 63(2):95-166

Parent taxon: Microdomatidae according to A. Nützel and K. Nakazawa 2012

See also Erwin 1988, Knight et al. 1960 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amaurotoma, Copidocatomus, Cyclites, Cyclobathmus, Episfaxis, Kinkaidia, Knightinella, Microdoma, Microdomatinae, Tunstallia

Subtaxa: Glyptospira arelela Glyptospira cingulata Glyptospira cristulata Glyptospira huecoensis Glyptospira pinna Glyptospira quadriserrata Glyptospira sonorensis Glyptospira tricostata Glyptospira tunstallensis Glyptospira turrita

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection), Japan (1), Malaysia (1), Mexico (5), Poland (2), the United Kingdom (5), United States (24: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah), Venezuela (3)

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 43 collections including 45 occurrences

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