Terebellum saudiensis Abbass 1972 (true conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Full reference: H. L. Abbass. 1972. Paleontological studies of some Saudi Arabian lower Tertiary fossils. Egyptian Journal of Geology 16(1):35-68

Belongs to Terebellum according to H. L. Abbass 1972

Sister taxa: Terebellum (Mauryna), Terebellum (Terebellum), Terebellum burdenii, Terebellum californicum, Terebellum carcassense, Terebellum diversiornatum, Terebellum etiwanensis, Terebellum fusiforme, Terebellum fusiformopse, Terebellum obtusum, Terebellum olympiae, Terebellum striatum, Terebellum subulatum, Terebellum terebellum

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Umm al-Rua’us Formation, Saudi Arabia - Abbass (1972) (Eocene of Saudi Arabia)

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