†Benoistia californica Clark 1938 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae
Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1938. Fauna from the Markley Formation (Upper Eocene) on Pleasant Creek, California . Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 49:683-730
Belongs to Benoistia according to B. L. Clark 1938
Sister taxa: Benoistia cantonensis, Benoistia umpquaensis
Type specimen: UCMP 30896, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP A1297, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Markley Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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