Luponovula merlei Dolin and Ledon 2002 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae

Full reference: L. Dolin and D. Ledon. 2002. Nouveaux taxons et discussion de la systématique des genres correspondants d’Ovulidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) de l’Éocène inférieur de Gan (France). Geodiversitas 24(2):329-347

Belongs to Luponovula according to L. Dolin and D. Ledon 2002

Sister taxa: Luponovula boggsi, Luponovula maniobraensis, Luponovula normalis, Luponovula quaggiottoi, Luponovula rouaulti, Luponovula rugosa

Type specimen: MNHN-LP R63012, a shell. Its type locality is Tuilerie de Gan (Dolin collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore shelf marl/claystone in the Marnes de Gan Formation of France.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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