Oncochilus peruvianus Haas 1953 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritariidae

Full reference: O. Haas. 1953. Mesozoic invertebrate faunas of Peru. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 101:1-328

Belongs to Oncochilus according to O. Haas 1953

Sister taxon: Oncochilus globulosus

Type specimen: AMNH 27187, a shell. Its type locality is Cerro de Pasco area, Shelby, loc. 70, which is in a Rhaetian marine limestone in Peru.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Cerro de Pasco area, Shelby, loc. 70

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