†Melanatria venusta Woods 1922 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae
Full reference: H. Woods. 1922. Section A. Mollusca from the Eocene and Miocene deposits of Peru. . Geology of the Tertiary and Quaternary Periods in the Northwest Part of Peru 51-113
Belongs to Melanatria according to H. Woods 1922
Sister taxa: Faunus (Melanatria) kahoensis, Melanatria acanthica, Melanatria beldingi, Melanatria bosniaca, Melanatria dimorphica, Melanatria escheri, Melanatria markleyensis, Melanatria propinqua, Melanatria ypresiana
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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