Calyptraphorus velata Conrad 1833 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae

Alternative combination: Rostellaria velata

Belongs to Calyptraphorus according to Conrad 1858

See also Conrad 1854, Conrad 1856, Harris and Palmer 1947, Kosnik 2002 and Maury 1912

Sister taxa: Calyptraphorus ewekoroensis, Calyptraphorus jacksoni, Calyptraphorus lissoni, Calyptraphorus stamineus, Calyptraphorus terrysmithae, Calyptraphorus velatus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Jackson, which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in Mississippi

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Jackson

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