Carota Stephenson 1952 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Full reference: L. W. Stephenson. 1952. Larger invertebrate fossils of the Woodbine formation (Cenomanian) of Texas. USGS Professional Paper (242)1-225

Parent taxon: Volutoderminae according to L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Stephenson 1952

Sister taxa: Longoconcha, Pakiluta, Retipirula, Varens, Volutoderma, Volutomorpha

Subtaxa: Carota dilleri Carota mitraeformis

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), Mexico (1), United States (42: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 45 collections including 52 occurrences

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