Molopophorus cretaceus Gabb 1864

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Alternative combination: Nassa cretacea

Synonym: Molopophorus tejonensis Dickerson 1915

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

Belongs to Molopophorus according to R. B. Stewart 1927

See also Dickerson 1915, Gabb 1864 and Squires 1984

Sister taxa: Molopophorus aequicostatus, Molopophorus anglonana, Molopophorus antiquatus, Molopophorus biplicatus, Molopophorus bramkampi, Molopophorus californicus, Molopophorus crooki, Molopophorus dalli, Molopophorus effingeri, Molopophorus gabbi, Molopophorus lincolnensis, Molopophorus newcombei, Molopophorus stephensoni, Molopophorus striatus

Type specimens:

  • Molopophorus cretaceus: ANSP 4197 (lectotype)
  • Molopophorus tejonensis: CAS 316, a shell. Its type locality is CAS loc. 245, Grapevine Canyon, which is in an Eocene marginal marine sandstone/shale in the Tejon Formation of California.

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (6: California collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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