†Cantharus (Eocantharus) cowlitzensis Clark 1938 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
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 Cantharus (Eocantharus) according to B. L. Clark 1938
Sister taxa: Cantharus (Eocantharus) colombiana, Cantharus (Eocantharus) morrisii
Type specimen: UCMP 30889. Its type locality is UCMP Loc. A-1543 - Cowlitz River [Cowlitz Fm], which is in a Bartonian offshore sandstone in the Cowlitz Formation of Washington.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California, Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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