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Glyptospira turrita

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Microdomatidae

Taxonomy
Glyptospira turrita was named by Erwin (1988). Its type specimen is USNM 419259, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM712b, Orogrande, which is in an Artinskian shallow subtidal limestone in the Hueco Formation of New Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Glyptospira turrita Erwin p. 877 figs. 9.25 - 9.30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyMicrodomatidae
genusGlyptospira
speciesturrita

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Glyptospira turrita Erwin 1988
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Diagnosis
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