Gyrodes (Sohlella) yolensis Popenoe et al. 1987 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Full reference: W. P. Popenoe, L. R. Saul, and T. Susuki. 1987. Gyrodiform gastropods from the Pacific coast Cretaceous and Paleocene. Journal of Paleontology 61(1):70-100

Belongs to Gyrodes (Sohlella) according to W. P. Popenoe et al. 1987

Sister taxa: Gyrodes (Sohlella) banites, Gyrodes (Sohlella) canadensis, Gyrodes (Sohlella) expansus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) greeni, Gyrodes (Sohlella) pacificus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) quercus, Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani

Type specimen: CAS 61401. Its type locality is CAS loc. 31918, Thompson Creek, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Yolo Formation of California.

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at CAS loc. 31918, Thompson Creek

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