Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Full reference: T. Matsubara and H. Ugai. 2006. Paleoecology and Taxonomy of Middle Eocene Molluscs from the Shiratake Formation on Takeshima lsland, Amakusa lslands, Southwest Japan. Goshoura Cretaceous Museum 7:1-17
Belongs to Mesalia according to T. Matsubara and H. Ugai 2006
Sister taxa: Mesalia (Mesalia), Mesalia akinkugbei, Mesalia akinolae, Mesalia alabamiensis, Mesalia bassiounii, Mesalia brevialis, Mesalia claibornensis, Mesalia clarki, Mesalia concava, Mesalia fallockensis, Mesalia ferialae, Mesalia gigantia, Mesalia inca, Mesalia lincolnensis, Mesalia martinezensis, Mesalia minuta, Mesalia pagoda, Mesalia paleocenica, Mesalia passi, Mesalia pedinogyra, Mesalia pumila, Mesalia rathbuni, Mesalia reymenti, Mesalia rogersi, Mesalia salvani, Mesalia shatai, Mesalia tricarinata, Mesalia vetusta, Mesalia virginiae, Mesalia zitteli
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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