Natica (Natica) peruviana Olsson 1928 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)

Belongs to Natica (Natica) according to A. A. Olsson 1928

Sister taxa: Natica (Natica) castrenoides, Natica (Natica) clarki, Natica (Natica) cuspidata, Natica (Natica) grayi, Natica (Natica) inexpectans, Natica (Natica) kanakoffi, Natica (Natica) mamilla, Natica (Natica) millepunctata, Natica (Natica) saxea, Natica (Natica) sigillata, Natica (Natica) weaveri

Type specimen: Its type locality is Negritos [Saman Conglomerate, Saman Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal conglomerate in the Saman Formation of Peru

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Peru (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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