Lyrischapa spinifera Perrilliat et al. 2006 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Full reference: M. D. Perrilliat, J. Avendano, F. J. Vega and J. Solé. 2006. Lower Eocene Gastropods from El Bosque Formation, Central Chiapas, Mexico. The Veliger 48(3):151-169

Belongs to Lyrischapa according to M. D. Perrilliat et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Lyrischapa blanfordi, Lyrischapa brevispira, Lyrischapa haimei, Lyrischapa harrisi, Lyrischapa lajollaensis, Lyrischapa pyramida, Lyrischapa sismondai, Lyrischapa soudanense, Lyrischapa vredenburgi

Type specimen: IHN 5282, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at IHN 1005, Veinte de Noviembre (Eocene of Mexico)

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