Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Full reference: W. B. Clark. 1895. Contributions to the Eocene fauna of the Middle Atlantic slope. Johns Hopkins University Circulars 15(121):3-6
Belongs to Cylichna according to W. B. Clark 1895
Sister taxa: Cylichna (Acrostemma), Cylichna (Cylichna), Cylichna (Cylichnopsis), Cylichna alba, Cylichna andersoni, Cylichna angustata, Cylichna angystoma, Cylichna attonsa, Cylichna aula, Cylichna calvertensis, Cylichna discus, Cylichna diversilirata, Cylichna elliptica, Cylichna faba, Cylichna fantasma, Cylichna greensboroensis, Cylichna incisa, Cylichna intermissia, Cylichna jacksonensis, Cylichna loismartinae, Cylichna makanjuolai, Cylichna occulta, Cylichna paupercula, Cylichna pessumata, Cylichna ramonensis, Cylichna salbriacensis, Cylichna secalina, Cylichna solivaga, Cylichna subalpina, Cylichna takashimaensis, Cylichna temblorensis, Cylichna tenuis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pope's Creek, Nanjemoy Fm., which is in a Ypresian marine siliciclastic in the Nanjemoy Formation of Maryland
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Maryland collections)
• Paleocene of United States (5: Maryland, Virginia)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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