Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Microdomatidae
Full reference: D. H. Erwin. 1988. The genus Glyptospira (Gastropoda: Trochacea) from the Permian of the southwestern United States. Journal of Paleontology 62(6):868-879
Belongs to Glyptospira according to D. H. Erwin 1988
Sister taxa: Glyptospira arelela, Glyptospira cingulata, Glyptospira cristulata, Glyptospira huecoensis, Glyptospira pinna, Glyptospira quadriserrata, Glyptospira sonorensis, Glyptospira tricostata, Glyptospira tunstallensis
Type specimen: USNM 419259, a shell. Its type locality is USNM712b, Orogrande, which is in an Artinskian shallow subtidal limestone in the Hueco Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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