†Benoistia umpquaensis Turner 1938 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae
Full reference: F. E. Turner. 1938. Stratigraphy and Mollusca of the Eocene of western Oregon. Geological Society of America Special Paper (10)1-130
Belongs to Benoistia according to Turner 1938
See also Givens and Kennedy 1976
Sister taxa: Benoistia californica, Benoistia cantonensis
Type specimen: UCMP 33192, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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