Ischnoptygma valentinei Erwin 1988 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Ischnoptygmatidae

Full reference: D. H. Erwin. 1988. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States: Subulitacea. Journal of Paleontology 62(1):56-69

Belongs to Ischnoptygma according to D. H. Erwin 1988

Sister taxon: Ischnoptygma archibaldi

Type specimen: USNM 400661, a shell. Its type locality is USNM703, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at USNM703, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains

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