Microdrillia parthenoides Harris and Palmer 1947 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae

Full reference: G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer. 1947. The Mollusca of the Mississippi Embayment (Sabine River to the Alabama River). Pt. II. Univalves and index. Bulletins of American Paleontology 30(117):207-563

Belongs to Microdrillia according to G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer 1947

Sister taxa: Microdrillia (Andersondrillia), Microdrillia comatotropis, Microdrillia cossmanni, Microdrillia crispata, Microdrillia harrisi, Microdrillia meyeri, Microdrillia ouchitae, Microdrillia propetrina, Microdrillia tersa, Microdrillia tricincta, Microdrillia trina

Type specimen: PRI 4976. Its type locality is Robinson's Ferry, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Texas.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Texas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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