Tessarolax bicarinata Deshayes in Leymerie 1842 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Alternative combinations: Pterocera bicarinata, Rostellaria bicarinata

Belongs to Tessarolax according to L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2015

See also Anderson 1938, Gabb 1869, Jaccard 1869 and Stewart 1927

Sister taxa: Aporrhais (Tessarolax) ebrayi, Tessarolax alaskana, Tessarolax bullardi, Tessarolax distorta, Tessarolax gabbi, Tessarolax grahami, Tessarolax inconspicua, Tessarolax incrustata, Tessarolax louellae, Tessarolax retusa, Tessarolax teleos, Tessarolax trinalis

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Switzerland (1), United States (1: California)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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