Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Full reference: W. P. Popenoe, L. R. Saul, and T. Susuki. 1987. Gyrodiform gastropods from the Pacific coast Cretaceous and Paleocene. Journal of Paleontology 61(1):70-100
Belongs to Gyrodes (Sohlella) according to W. P. Popenoe et al. 1987
Sister taxa: Gyrodes (Sohlella) canadensis, Gyrodes (Sohlella) expansus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) greeni, Gyrodes (Sohlella) pacificus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) quercus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani, Gyrodes (Sohlella) yolensis
Type specimen: UCLA 59751. Its type locality is UCLA Loc. 3633 - Chico Creek [Chico Fm], which is in a Santonian coastal siliciclastic in the Chico Formation of California.
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (6: California collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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