Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Perissityidae
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1922. The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 9(39):1-309
Belongs to Columbella according to P. Jung 1994
Sister taxa: Columbella (Columbella), Columbella asphaltoda, Columbella calvertensis, Columbella descepta, Columbella erythrostoma, Columbella herklotsi, Columbella labreana, Columbella lacteoides, Columbella lopezana, Columbella mercatoria, Columbella ornata, Columbella platynema, Columbella punctostriata, Columbella rusticoides, Columbella sulcata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Red Cliff Creek, which is in a Pliocene marine siliciclastic in Costa Rica
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1 collection), Jamaica (3), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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