Surculites mathewsonii Gabb 1864 (turrid)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Alternative combination: Fusus mathewsonii

Synonyms: Bela clathrata Gabb 1869, Potamides davisiana Cooper 1894, Surcula davisiana Cooper 1894

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

Belongs to Surculites according to R. B. Stewart 1927

See also Cooper 1894, Dickerson 1913, Gabb 1864, Gabb 1869, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Turner 1938

Sister taxa: Surcula (Surculites) andersoni, Surculites errans, Surculites kogbei, Surculites sinuatus

Type specimens:

  • Surculites mathewsonii: ANSP 4180
  • Bela clathrata:
  • Potamides davisiana:

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (17: California collections)

• Paleocene of United States (7: California)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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