Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Full reference: J. D. Mount. 1976. A new species of Fulgoraria (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Paleocene of southern California. Journal of Paleontology 50(1):87-89
Belongs to Fulgoraria (Psephaea) according to J. D. Mount 1976
Sister taxa: Fulgoraria (Psephaea) megaspira, Psephaea corrugata, Psephaea prevostiana, Psephaea (Miopleiona) indurata, Psephaea (Miopleiona) weaveri
Type specimen: UCR 6602/1, a shell. Its type locality is UCR 6602, which is in a Selandian coastal sandstone in the Santa Susana Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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