Lyrischapa vredenburgi Merle and Pacaud 2014 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Full reference: D. Merle and J. Pacaud. 2014. Taxonomic names, in Volutidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Lakhra Formation (Earliest Eocene, Sindh, Pakistan): systematics, biostratigraphy and paleobiogeography. Zootaxa 3826(1):101-138

Belongs to Lyrischapa according to D. Merle and J. Pacaud 2014

Sister taxa: Lyrischapa blanfordi, Lyrischapa brevispira, Lyrischapa haimei, Lyrischapa harrisi, Lyrischapa lajollaensis, Lyrischapa pyramida, Lyrischapa sismondai, Lyrischapa soudanense, Lyrischapa spinifera

Type specimen: CPAG.RAN.I.11, a shell. Its type locality is Stn 4, East of Lakhra village section, which is in a Ypresian marine limestone/sandstone in Pakistan.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Pakistan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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