Glyptospira tunstallensis Howse 1848

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Microdomatidae

Alternative combination: Littorina tunstallensis

Synonyms: Polytropis tayloriana King 1850, Turbo taylorianus King 1850, Turbo thomsonianus King 1848

Full reference: R. Howse. 1848. A catalogue of the fossils of the Permian system of the counties of Northumberland and Durham. Transactions of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club 1:219-264

Belongs to Glyptospira according to J. Pattison 1970

See also Dietz 1911, Geinitz 1861, Howse 1848, Howse 1857, King 1850, King 1856 and Riedel 1917

Sister taxa: Glyptospira arelela, Glyptospira cingulata, Glyptospira cristulata, Glyptospira huecoensis, Glyptospira pinna, Glyptospira quadriserrata, Glyptospira sonorensis, Glyptospira tricostata, Glyptospira turrita

Type specimens:

  • Glyptospira tunstallensis: Its type locality is Tunstall Hill, Durham (Howse collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian perireef or subreef grainstone in the Ford Formation of the United Kingdom
  • Turbo taylorianus:
  • Turbo thomsonianus:

Distribution:

• Permian of Poland (2 collections), the United Kingdom (5)

Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences

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