Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Alternative combination: Aporrhais falciformis
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Anchura according to W. P. Elder and L. R. Saul 1996
See also Gabb 1864, Gabb 1869, Stewart 1927 and Taff et al. 1940
Sister taxa: Anchura (Anchura), Anchura ainikta, Anchura angulata, Anchura baptos, Anchura callosa, Anchura carinifera, Anchura dubius, Anchura englishi, Anchura fusiformis, Anchura gabbi, Anchura gibbera, Anchura halberdopsis, Anchura infortunata, Anchura monilifera, Anchura nanaimoensis, Anchura nuptialis, Anchura pelsaerti, Anchura phaba, Anchura requieniana, Anchura substriata
Type specimen: ANSP 4269
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (10: California, Washington collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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