†Varens formosus Saul and Popenoe 1993 (volute)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Full reference: L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe. 1993. Additions to Pacific slope Turonian Gastropoda. The Veliger 36(4):351-388
Belongs to Varens according to L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993
Sister taxon: Varens anae
Type specimen: LACMIP 11579. Its type locality is CIT loc. 1065, Santa Ana Mountains, which is in a Turonian shoreface sandstone in the Ladd Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: California collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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