Gyrodes (Sohlella) expansus Gabb 1864 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

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

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

Type specimen: ANSP 4245, a shell

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (8: California collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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