Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Full reference: M. d. C. Perrilliat. 2013. Fossil gastropods from the Late Paleocene Sepultura Formation, Baja California, Mexico. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Palaeontologie - Abhandlungen 268(2):127-148
Belongs to Calyptraphorus according to M. d. C. Perrilliat 2013
Sister taxa: Calyptraphorus ewekoroensis, Calyptraphorus jacksoni, Calyptraphorus lissoni, Calyptraphorus stamineus, Calyptraphorus velata, Calyptraphorus velatus
Type specimen: IGM 4393. Its type locality is Purdue University loc. 1305, Mesa San Carlos, which is in a Thanetian shallow subtidal shale/sandstone in the Sepultura Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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