Gastropoda - Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Full reference: M. A. Murphy and P. U. Rodda. 1960. Mollusca of the Cretaceous Bald Hills Formation of California. Journal of Paleontology 34(5):835-858
Belongs to Ampullina according to M. A. Murphy and P. U. Rodda 1960
Sister taxa: Ampullina (Ampullina), Ampullina (Ampullospira), Ampullina (Crommium), Ampullina (Megatylotus), Ampullina (Pseudamaura), Ampullina aethiopica, Ampullina anguillana, Ampullina austriaca, Ampullina avellana, Ampullina bravoensis, Ampullina butleri, Ampullina concipio, Ampullina curta, Ampullina effusa, Ampullina gabonensis, Ampullina haunsbergensis, Ampullina lorierei, Ampullina mona, Ampullina ortoni, Ampullina oviformis, Ampullina packardi, Ampullina paracasina, Ampullina paytensis, Ampullina perusta, Ampullina pseudoalveata, Ampullina sireli, Ampullina solidula, Ampullina striata, Ampullina subhumerosa, Ampullina tapina, Ampullina vapincana, Ampullina vaughani, Ampullina vulcani, Ampullina woodsi, Natica (Ampullina) gabbi, Polinices (Ampullina) sookensis, Globularia (Ampulella) nana, Ampullella adurni, Ampullella woodringi, Ampullella cedroensis, Ampullella hewitti, Ampullella nuttalli
Type specimen: UCLA 28631. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 3763, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (8: California collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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