Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
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 Paleopsephaea according to M. A. Murphy and P. U. Rodda 1960
Sister taxa: Paleopsephaea mutabilis, Paleopsephaea nodoprosta, Paleopsephaea pergracilis, Paleopsephaea tenuilirata, Voluta (Paleopsephaea) sulcata
Type specimen: UCLA 28638. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 3474, Coyote Creek, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (21: California collections)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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