Palaeatractus Gabb 1869 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205

Parent taxon: Melongenidae according to L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Busyconinae, Cornulina, Echinofulgurinae, Fascioplex, Fyfea, Levifusus, Lomirosa, Melongeninae, Nipponitys, Protobusycon, Pseudomazzalina, Pugilina, Pyrifusus, Saginafusus, Saturnus, Sycostoma, Torquifer, Tropochasca, Volema

Subtaxa: Palaeatractus crassus

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Type: Palaeatractus crassus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (3 collections), United States (2: California)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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