†Amaea (Acrilla) issawii Abbass 1967 (wentletrap)
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Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
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 Amaea (Acrilla) according to H. L. Abbass 1967
Sister taxa: Acrilla affinis, Acrilla procerus, Acrilla unilineata, Amaea (Acrilla) affinis, Amaea (Acrilla) gallica, Epitonium (Acrilla) peruvianum, Scalaria (Acrilla) leptalea
Type specimen: G418, a shell.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Egypt 9 (Mokattam) (Eocene of Egypt)
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