†Metacerithium packardi Nelson 1925 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Metacerithiidae
Full reference: R. N. Nelson. 1925. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 15(11):397-466
Belongs to Metacerithium according to R. N. Nelson 1925
Sister taxa: Metacerithium epicretaceum, Metacerithium paleocaenicum
Type specimen: UC 30495, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Lodo Fm (general list) (Paleocene of California)
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