†Tejonia Hanna and Hertlein 1943 (moon snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Full reference: G. D. Hanna and L. G. Hertlein. 1943. Characteristic fossils of California. Geologic Formations and Economic Development of the Oil and Gas Fields of California. (in Four Parts, Including Outline Geologic Map Showing Oil and Gas Fields and Drilled Areas) 165-182
Parent taxon: Ampullospirinae according to R. L. Squires 1984
See also Marincovich 1977 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amauropsis, Crommium, Gyrodes, Lacunaria
Subtaxa: Tejonia moragai
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (1 collection), United States (57: California, Oregon, Washington)
Total: 58 collections each including a single occurrence
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