†Epitonium (Gyroscala) lycocephalum Kensley and Pether 1986 (wentletrap)
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Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Full reference: B. Kensley and J. Pether. 1986. Late Tertiary and Early Quaternary Fossil Mollusca for the Hondeklip Area, Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 97(6):141-225
Belongs to Epitonium (Gyroscala) according to B. Kensley and J. Pether 1986
Sister taxa: Cirsotrema (Gyroscala) stueri, Epitonium (Gyroscala) barkerianum, Epitonium (Gyroscala) effingeri, Gyroscala punjabensis
Type specimen: SAM-PQ-HB527, a shell
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (1 collection)
• Pliocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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