Xenophora zitteli Weaver 1905 (carrier shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae

Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1905. Contribution to the palaeontology of the Martinez Group. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 4(5):101-123

Belongs to Xenophora according to C. E. Weaver 1905

Sister taxa: Xenophora (Xenophora), Xenophora agglutinans, Xenophora calculifera, Xenophora carditigera, Xenophora conchyliophora, Xenophora corrugata, Xenophora crispa, Xenophora cummulans, Xenophora delecta, Xenophora deshayesi, Xenophora eocenica, Xenophora floridana, Xenophora hawleyi, Xenophora humilis, Xenophora konai, Xenophora onusta, Xenophora palaeoafra, Xenophora pallidula, Xenophora paulinae, Xenophora robusta, Xenophora rugata, Xenophora senegalensis, Xenophora simiensis, Xenophora stocki, Xenophora tatei, Xenophora terpstrai, Xenophora textilina, Xenophora willisi

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (6: California)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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