Aporrhais occidentalis Beck 1836 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Alternative combination: Rostellaria occidentalis

Synonyms: Aporrhais labradorensis Johnson 1930, Aporrhais mainensis Johnson 1926

Belongs to Aporrhais according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Rosenberg 2005

Sister taxa: Aporrhais (Aporrhais), Aporrhais biangulata, Aporrhais clarendonensis, Aporrhais dingdenensis, Aporrhais drachuki, Aporrhais dutrugei, Aporrhais gracilis, Aporrhais pespelecani, Aporrhais pugens, Aporrhais rapax, Aporrhais semilaevis, Aporrhais sowerbii, Aporrhais speciosa, Aporrhais uttingeriana

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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