Micasarcina Squires and Saul 2003 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Full reference: R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 2003. Additions to Late Cretaceous shallow-marine Gastropods from California. The Veliger 46(2):145-161

Parent taxon: Fasciolariinae according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003

See also Snyder 2003

Sister taxa: Africolaria, Aurantilaria, Bellifusus, Boltenella, Cinctura, Clavellofusus, Conradconfusus, Cryptorhytis, Drilluta, Euthriofusus, Fascinus, Fasciolaria, Filifusus, Granolaria, Graphidula, Hercorhyncus, Kilburnia, Latirulus, Liochlamys, Lirofusus, Mariafusus, Microcolus, Mylecoma, Odontofusus, Palaeorhaphis, Paleopsephaea, Perse, Piestochilus, Plectocion, Pleuroploca, Pliculofusus, Saxituberosa, Skyles, Terebraspira, Trichifusus, Triplofusus, Viridifusus, Woodsella

Subtaxa: Micasarcina vallis

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Type: Micasarcina vallis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at CIT loc. 1007, Oak Run (Cretaceous of California)

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