Olequahia Stewart 1927 (frog shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae

Full reference: R. B. Stewart. 1927. Gabb's California fossil type gastropods. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 78:287-447

Parent taxon: Bursidae according to R. L. Squires and R. A. Demetrion 1992

See also Durham 1944, Hickman 1980, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984 and Squires 1988

Sister taxa: Bufonaria, Bursa, Bursina, Crossata, Dulcerana, Hanaibursa, Marsupina, Ranellina, Tutufa

Subtaxa: Olequahia hornii Olequahia lincolnensis Olequahia lorenzana Olequahia schencki

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Type: Tritonium hornii

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington collections)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)

• Eocene of United States (42: California, Oregon, Washington)

Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence

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