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 Polinices (Polinices) according to A. A. Olsson 1928
Sister taxa: Polinices (Polinices) amiculatus, Polinices (Polinices) aurantius, Polinices (Polinices) bifasciatus, Polinices (Polinices) gesteri, Polinices (Polinices) hornii, Polinices (Polinices) limi, Polinices (Polinices) otis, Polinices (Polinices) panamaensis, Polinices (Polinices) pijiguayensis, Polinices (Polinices) powisianus, Polinices (Polinices) susanaensis
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: fast-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Negritos [Saman Conglomerate, Saman Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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