Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae
Full reference: A. J. Cushing Woods and L. R. Saul. 1986. New Neritidae from southwestern North America. Journal of Paleontology 60(3):636-655
Belongs to Velates according to A. J. Cushing Woods and L. R. Saul 1986
Sister taxa: Velates balkanicus, Velates batequensis, Velates californicus, Velates perversus, Velates rogeri, Velates rugatus, Velates schmideli, Velates tebanensis, Velates vokesi
Type specimen: UCLA 59421, a shell. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 27083, east of Bahía Sebastian Vizcaino, which is in a Paleocene marine sandstone/conglomerate in the Sepultura Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at LACMIP loc. 27083, east of Bahía Sebastian Vizcaino
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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