Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Full reference: J. D. Stilwell. 1993. New Early Paleocene Mollusca from the Wangaloa Formation of South Island, New Zealand. Journal of Paleontology 67(3):360-369
Belongs to Pyropsis according to J. D. Stilwell 1993
Sister taxa: Pyropsis africana, Pyropsis aldersoni, Pyropsis australis, Pyropsis bairdi, Pyropsis californica, Pyropsis coloradoensis, Pyropsis cornutus, Pyropsis elongata, Pyropsis fantozzii, Pyropsis filamentosa, Pyropsis forbesiana, Pyropsis gabbi, Pyropsis grahami, Pyropsis hombroniana, Pyropsis interstriata, Pyropsis interstriatus, Pyropsis lanhami, Pyropsis louellae, Pyropsis nodifera, Pyropsis nodulifera, Pyropsis patagonica, Pyropsis perlata, Pyropsis perornatus, Pyropsis prolixa, Pyropsis proxima, Pyropsis spinosus, Pyropsis striata
Type specimen: OU 39607, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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