†Tejonia moragai Stewart 1927 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Synonyms: Amaurellina hendoni Turner 1938, Amaurellina moragai lajollaensis Stewart 1927, Tejonia hendoni Turner 1938, Tejonia lajollaensis Stewart 1927

Belongs to Tejonia according to R. L. Squires 1984

See also Clark and Durham 1946, Hanna and Hertlein 1943, Marincovich 1977 and Turner 1938

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Tejonia moragai: UCMP 31387
  • Amaurellina hendoni: UC 33630, a shell. Its type locality is A-690, which is in a Ypresian marine horizon in the Roseburg Formation of Oregon.
  • Amaurellina moragai lajollaensis: UCMP 31401.
  • Tejonia lajollaensis: UCMP 31401.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Colombia (1 collection), United States (57: California, Oregon, Washington)

Total: 58 collections each including a single occurrence

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