†Purpuroidea acatlana Alencaster and Buitron 1965 (periwinkle)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
Belongs to Purpuroidea according to G. Alencaster 1977
Sister taxa: Purpuroidea applanata, Purpuroidea cerithiformis, Purpuroidea crassenodosa, Purpuroidea praecursor, Purpuroidea rugosa, Purpuroidea subcerithiformis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 53.0
Distribution: found only at La Gachupina (Jurassic of Mexico)
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