Gyrodes (Sohlella) greeni Murphy and Rodda 1960 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Full reference: M. A. Murphy and P. U. Rodda. 1960. Mollusca of the Cretaceous Bald Hills Formation of California. Journal of Paleontology 34(5):835-858

Belongs to Gyrodes (Sohlella) according to W. P. Popenoe et al. 1987

Sister taxa: Gyrodes (Sohlella) banites, Gyrodes (Sohlella) canadensis, Gyrodes (Sohlella) expansus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) pacificus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) quercus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani, Gyrodes (Sohlella) yolensis

Type specimen: UCLA 28630, a shell. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 3465, Huling Creek, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gyrodes (Sohlella) greeni in the database

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