Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Alternative combinations: Cassis mississippiensis, Semicassis mississippiensis
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1848. Observations on the Eocene formations, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils from that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an appendix. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:280-299
Belongs to Phalium (Menthafontia) according to F. S. MacNeil and D. T. Dockery 1984
See also Conrad 1848
Sister taxon: Phalium (Menthafontia) menthafons
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Mississippi collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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