Ornopsis (Pornosis) Sohl 1964 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Full reference: N. F. Sohl. 1964. Neogastropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Basommatophora from the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331(B):153-344

Parent taxon: Ornopsis according to N. F. Sohl 1964

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ornopsis (Ornopsis), Ornopsis (Ripleyella), Ornopsis dysis

Subtaxa: Ornopsis (Pornosis) digressa Ornopsis (Pornosis) modica Ornopsis (Pornosis) solistella

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Type: Ornopsis digressa

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (20: Delaware, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas collections)

Total: 20 collections including 22 occurrences

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