Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Full reference: C. S. Hickman. 1980. Paleogene Marine Gastropods of the Keasey Formation in Oregon. Bulletins of American Paleontology 78(310):1-112
Belongs to Conomitra according to C. S. Hickman 1980
Sister taxa: Conomitra capitolina, Conomitra caribbeana, Conomitra falconensis, Conomitra fusoides, Conomitra guineensis, Conomitra jacksonensis, Conomitra kendrewi, Conomitra lavelana, Conomitra lehneri, Conomitra leonardhilli, Conomitra strombodiformis, Conomitra texana
Type specimen: USNM 251407, a shell. Its type locality is Columbia (USGS 15280) - Hickman (1980), which is in a Priabonian deep-water siltstone/mudstone in the Keasey Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Eocene of United States (10: Oregon)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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