Eopleurotoma whitakerpeakensis Squires 1987 (turrid)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Full reference: R. L. Squires. 1987. Eocene molluscan paleontology of the Whitaker Peak area, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 388:1-93

Belongs to Eopleurotoma according to R. L. Squires 1987

Sister taxa: Eopleurotoma albirupsis, Eopleurotoma bicatena, Eopleurotoma carya, Eopleurotoma cedilla, Eopleurotoma comma, Eopleurotoma expidita, Eopleurotoma gemmavia, Eopleurotoma gentilis, Eopleurotoma julia, Eopleurotoma lima, Eopleurotoma nigeriensis, Eopleurotoma obscurata, Eopleurotoma ornata, Eopleurotoma ouachitensis, Eopleurotoma paracasina, Eopleurotoma paytensis, Eopleurotoma prestwichii, Eopleurotoma rotella, Eopleurotoma sayi, Eopleurotoma scalarata, Eopleurotoma simillima, Eopleurotoma wetherellii, Eopleurotoma wiedeyi

Type specimen: LACMIP 7496. Its type locality is CSUN loc. 827, Canton Canyon, which is in a Ypresian carbonate sandstone in the Juncal Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at CSUN loc. 827, Canton Canyon

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