Ficopsis meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927 (fig shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae

Full reference: B. L. Clark and A. O. Woodford. 1927. The geology and paleontology of the type section of the Meganos Formation (lower Middle Eocene) of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 17(2):63-142

Belongs to Ficopsis according to A. E. Oleinik and L. Marincovich 2003

See also Clark and Woodford 1927 and Turner 1938

Sister taxa: Ficus (Ficus), Ficus (Trophosycon), Ficus affinis, Ficus aligera, Ficus allenmanae, Ficus angustata, Ficus bernardi, Ficus carbasea, Ficus carolina, Ficus carriacouensis, Ficus chehalisensis, Ficus chinguensis, Ficus chiraensis, Ficus colombiana, Ficus communis, Ficus concinnus, Ficus condita, Ficus conditus, Ficus decussata, Ficus distans, Ficus gayana, Ficus gesteri, Ficus gibsonsmithi, Ficus greenwoodi, Ficus harrisi, Ficus huzayeni, Ficus kachhensis, Ficus knowltoni, Ficus lanceolata, Ficus lanzi, Ficus lindae, Ficus lisselonga, Ficus lisselongata, Ficus lucidus, Ficus macrophylla, Ficus mamillata, Ficus maxima, Ficus membranacea, Ficus merita, Ficus microphylla, Ficus mississippiensis, Ficus modesta, Ficus montana, Ficus multiformis, Ficus multinervis, Ficus myricoides, Ficus nervosa, Ficus nexilis, Ficus ovalis, Ficus pamotanensis, Ficus papyratia, Ficus paraensis, Ficus pilsbryi, Ficus posadasensis, Ficus remondii, Ficus rodeoensis, Ficus sinuosa, Ficus spectabilis, Ficus tricarinatus, Ficus variegata, Ficus woodringi, Pirula menengtengana, Pyrula penita, Pyrula cochlidium, Pirula (Protopirula), Pyrula cancellata, Pyrula subcarinata, Pyrula microtricha, Pyrula nexilis, Pyrula micronematica, Pyrula dussumieri, Pirula ficus, Pyrula clathrata, Pyrula peruviana, Pyrula ficoides, Pyrula pondicherriensis, Pyrula jamesi, Pirula promensis, Pyrula reticulata, Pyrula elegans, Pyrula laevigata, Ficopsis otaria, Ficopsis furlongi, Ficopsis viejoensis, Ficopsis hornii, Ficopsis remondii, Ficopsis (Fulguroficus), Ficopsis tuberculata, Ficopsis moharrami, Ficopsis cooperii, Fusoficula angelinensis, Fusoficula juvenis, Gonysycon epomis

Type specimen: UCMP 31240, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection), United States (10: California, Oregon)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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