Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Alternative combination: Architectonica llajasensis
Full reference: J. A. Sutherland. 1966. A new species of Architectonica from the Santa Susana Mountains, Ventura County, California. Los Angeles County Museum Contributions in Science (117)1-4
Belongs to Architectonica (Architectonica) according to R. L. Squires 1984
See also Squires 1999 and Sutherland 1966
Sister taxa: Architectonica (Architectonica) ariei, Architectonica (Architectonica) maxima, Architectonica (Architectonica) rhicna
Type specimen: LACMIP 1140, a shell. Its type locality is LACMIP Loc. 461-B - Llajas Canyon [Llajas Fm], which is in a Lutetian coastal siliciclastic in the Llajas Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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