Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 2001. New Late Cretaceous gastropods from the Pacifc slope of North America. Journal of Paleontology 75(1):46-65
Belongs to Xenophora (Endoptygma) according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2001
Sister taxa: Endoptygma umbilicata, Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa, Xenophora (Endoptygma) plicata
Type specimen: SDSNH 50707, a shell. Its type locality is SDSNH 3673. Carlsbad Research Center, which is in a Campanian coastal siltstone/mudstone in the Point Loma Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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