Neverita (Glossaulax) discula Petuch 1988 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1988. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks 1-217

Belongs to Neverita (Glossaulax) according to E. J. Petuch 1988

Sister taxa: Glossaulax altus, Glossaulax didyma, Glossaulax reclusiana, Glossaulax vesicalis, Neverita (Glossaulax) alta, Neverita (Glossaulax) andersoni, Neverita (Glossaulax) asheri, Neverita (Glossaulax) bolivarensis, Neverita (Glossaulax) jamesae

Type specimen: ANSP 52854, a shell. Its type locality is Chancellor Point [St. Marys Fm], which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the St Marys Formation of Maryland.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Chancellor Point [St. Marys Fm]

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