†Cepatia shazlii Abbass 1967 (moon snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
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 Cepatia according to H. L. Abbass 1967
Sister taxon: Cepatia cepacea
Type specimen: G393, a shell.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Egypt 10 (Fayium) (Eocene of Egypt)
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