Volvulella (Volvulella) micratracta Brown and Pilsbry 1913 (snail)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae

Alternative combination: Volvulella micratracta

Full reference: A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry. 1913. Fauna of the Gatun Formation, Isthmus of Panama: II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 64:500-519

Belongs to Volvulella (Volvulella) according to W. P. Woodring 1970

See also Brown and Pilsbry 1913

Sister taxa: Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata, Volvulella (Volvulella) phonicoides

Type specimen: ANSP (no number), a shell

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Limón [Limónes Fm] (Miocene of Costa Rica)

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