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
See also Groves and Alderson 2008 and Saul 1991
Sister taxa: Gyrodes (Sohlella) banites, Gyrodes (Sohlella) canadensis, Gyrodes (Sohlella) expansus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) greeni, Gyrodes (Sohlella) quercus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani, Gyrodes (Sohlella) yolensis
Type specimen: UCLA 59773, a shell. Its type locality is CIT Loc. 976 - Corona [Pleasants Sandstone], which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Williams Formation of California.
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (5: California)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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