†Velates rugatus Abbass 1967 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae
Full reference: H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154
Belongs to Velates according to H. L. Abbass 1967
Sister taxa: Velates balkanicus, Velates batequensis, Velates californicus, Velates perversus, Velates rogeri, Velates schmideli, Velates tebanensis, Velates vizcainoensis, Velates vokesi
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Egypt 8 (Ras El Ghorab) (Eocene of Egypt)
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