Glyptospira turrita Erwin 1988 (snail)

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

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