†Lapparia dumosa Conrad 1854 (volute)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1854. Fossil Testacea of the Tertiary green-sand and marl-bed of Jackson, Miss. Determined and named by T. A. Conrad. Report on the agriculture and geology of Mississippi 289
Belongs to Lapparia according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Lapparia eomagna, Lapparia nuda, Mitra (Lapparia) dumosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Jackson, which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in Mississippi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (24: Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas collections)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
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