†Faunus (Pseudofaunus) chiraensis Olsson 1931 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae
Alternative combination: Pseudofaunus chiraensis
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1931. Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 4, The Peruvian Oligocene. Bulletins of American Paleontology 17(63)
Belongs to Faunus (Pseudofaunus) according to B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham 1946
See also Olsson 1931
Sister taxon: Pseudofaunus bravoensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is 3-4 miles north of Casa Saman, Chira Valley, which is in a Priabonian marine shale/ash in the Chira Formation of Peru
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (2 collections), Peru (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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