Cylichna andersoni Murphy and Rodda 1960 (snail)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

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 Cylichna according to M. A. Murphy and P. U. Rodda 1960

Sister taxa: Cylichna (Acrostemma), Cylichna (Cylichna), Cylichna (Cylichnopsis), Cylichna alba, Cylichna angustata, Cylichna angystoma, Cylichna attonsa, Cylichna aula, Cylichna calvertensis, Cylichna discus, Cylichna diversilirata, Cylichna elliptica, Cylichna faba, Cylichna fantasma, Cylichna greensboroensis, Cylichna incisa, Cylichna intermissia, Cylichna jacksonensis, Cylichna loismartinae, Cylichna makanjuolai, Cylichna occulta, Cylichna paupercula, Cylichna pessumata, Cylichna ramonensis, Cylichna salbriacensis, Cylichna secalina, Cylichna solivaga, Cylichna subalpina, Cylichna takashimaensis, Cylichna temblorensis, Cylichna tenuis, Cylichna venusta

Type specimen: UCLA 28652. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 3476, Coyote Creek, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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