Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Alternative combination: Galeodea (Caliagaleodea) californica
Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1942. New Middle Eocene Gastropods from California. Journal of Paleontology 16(1):116-119
Belongs to Galeodea according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Beu 2008, Squires 1984, Squires 1988 and Squires 2019
Sister taxa: Doliopsis tricarinatum, Galeodea aegyptiaca, Galeodea allani, Galeodea bicatenata, Galeodea crescentensis, Galeodea depressa, Galeodea echinophora, Galeodea koureos, Galeodea louella, Galeodea megacephala, Galeodea meganosensis, Galeodea petersoni, Galeodea petrosa, Galeodea planotecta, Galeodea sutterensis, Galeodea tuberculiformis, Galeodea wylliei, Galeodea (Gomphopages) meganosensis, Galeodea (Gomphopages) turneri, Galeodea (Gomphopages) millsapsi, Galeoocorys leucodoma, Galeodea (Mambrinia) gallica, Galeodea (Mambrinia) nodosa, Cassidaria lintea, Cassidaria javana, Cassidaria khaledi, Cassidaria cheops, Cassidaria washingtoniana, Cassidaria desori
Type specimen: UCMP 34376, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (8: California collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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