Gyrodes (Sohlella) pacificus Popenoe et al. 1987 (moon snail)

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

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