Benoistia californica Clark 1938 (snail)

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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