Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Full reference: W. J. Zinsmeister. 1983. New Late Paleocene molluscs from the Simi Hills, Ventura County, Califonia. Journal of Paleontology 57(6):1282-1303
Belongs to Margarites according to W. J. Zinsmeister 1983
Sister taxa: Margarites (Atira), Margarites (Margarites), Margarites (Pupillaria), Margarites margaritula, Margarites sericeus, Margarites striatus, Margarites vahlii
Type specimen: UCR 6873/181, a shell. Its type locality is Meier Canyon, which is in a Thanetian open shallow subtidal conglomerate in the Simi Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Mexico (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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