†Murphitys michaeli Popenoe and Saul 1987 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae
Full reference: W. P. Popenoe and L. R. Saul. 1987. Evolution and classification of the Late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary gastropod Perissitys. Contributions in Science 380:1-37
Belongs to Murphitys according to W. P. Popenoe and L. R. Saul 1987
Sister taxa: Murphitys corona, Murphitys madonna
Type specimen: LACMIP 7264, a shell. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 4106, Clover Creek, which is in a Santonian marine sandstone in the Redding Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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