Agaronia saxosa Olsson 1928 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olivellidae

Alternative combination: Olivancillaria (Agaronia) saxosa

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

Belongs to Agaronia according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Olsson 1928

Sister taxa: Agaronia alabamensis, Agaronia antisana, Agaronia bombylis, Agaronia cotapaxi, Agaronia harrisi, Agaronia hiatula, Agaronia media, Agaronia mississippiensis, Agaronia nebula, Agaronia pupa, Agaronia testacea, Agaronia togoensis, Agaronia vicana, Olivancillaria (Agaronia) hiatula, Olivancillaria (Agaronia) peruviana

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

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Peru (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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