†Gyrodes (Hypterita) robsauli Popenoe et al. 1987 (moon snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Full reference: W. P. Popenoe, L. R. Saul, and T. Susuki. 1987. Gyrodiform gastropods from the Pacific coast Cretaceous and Paleocene. Journal of Paleontology 61(1):70-100
Belongs to Gyrodes (Hypterita) according to W. P. Popenoe et al. 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCLA 59782. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 5902, Oil Canyon, which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Panoche Formation of California.
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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