Ameranella terrysmithae Hickman 1980 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combination: Fusitriton terrysmithae

Full reference: C. S. Hickman. 1980. Paleogene Marine Gastropods of the Keasey Formation in Oregon. Bulletins of American Paleontology 78(310):1-112

Belongs to Ameranella according to A. G. Beu 2010

Sister taxa: Ameranella kewi, Ameranella verruculosa

Type specimen: USNM 215369, a shell. Its type locality is Columbia (USGS 15268) - Hickman (1980), which is in a Priabonian deep-water siltstone/mudstone in the Keasey Formation of Oregon.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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