Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Alternative combination: Cassis felix
Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1934. Fossil invertebrates from Northeastern Brazil. Bulletins of the American Museum of Natural History 67(4):123-179
Belongs to Sconsia according to E. J. Petuch 1988
See also Maury 1934
Sister taxa: Sconsia (Sconsia), Sconsia augustana, Sconsia beyrichi, Sconsia cocleana, Sconsia grayi, Sconsia hodgii, Sconsia laevigata, Sconsia lintea, Sconsia paralaevigata, Sconsia prolongata, Morionassa amplectens, Galeodosconsia striatula
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rio Pirabas (Maury coll.), which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal limestone/limestone in the Pirabas Formation of Brazil
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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