Epitonium (Asperiscala) cedrosensis Knight and Hertlein 1926 (wentletrap)

Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Alternative combination: Epitonium cedrosensis

Belongs to Epitonium (Asperiscala) according to J. W. Durham 1937

Sister taxa: Asperiscala bellastriatum, Asperiscala hemphilli, Epitonium (Asperiscala) dallasi

Type specimen: Its type locality is C.A.S. Loc. 945, Turtle Bay, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in Mexico.

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (8: California collections)

• Pliocene of Mexico (2)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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