Abyssomelania Kaim et al. 2014 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Hokkaidoconchidae

Full reference: A. Kaim, R. G. Jenkins, K. Tanabe and S. Kiel. 2014. Mollusks from late Mesozoic seep deposits, chiefly in California. Zootaxa 3861(5):401-440

Parent taxon: Hokkaidoconchidae according to A. Kaim et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Ascheria, Hokkaidoconcha, Humptulipsia

Subtaxa: Abyssomelania campbellae Abyssomelania cramptoni

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Type: Abyssomelania cramptoni

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution: found only at USGS loc. M2676, Cold Fork of Cottonwood Creek (Cretaceous of California)

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