Colwellia Nuttall and Cooper 1973 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Parent taxon: Nassariidae according to R. L. Squires and J. L. Goedert 1994

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amyclina, Bathynassa, Bullia, Bulliinae, Bulliopsis, Cyllene, Cylleninae, Dorsaninae, Engoniophos, Ilyanassa, Leptarius, Molopophorus, Nassaria, Nassariinae, Pallacera, Phrontis, Profundinassa, Pseudostrombus, Psilarius, Sudonassarius, Tritia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (19: Texas, Washington collections)

• Paleocene of United States (6: Texas)

Total: 25 collections including 35 occurrences

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