Eocalyptraphorus binodiferus Perrilliat and Vega 1997 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae

Alternative combination: Calyptraphorus binodiferus

Full reference: M. C. Perrilliat and F. J. Vega. 1997. A new species of Calyptraphorus (Mesogastropoda: Strombidae) from the Maastrichtian of Southern Mexico; some paleobiogeographic and evolutionary implications. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 29(4):119-128

Belongs to Eocalyptraphorus according to K. Bandel 2007

See also Kiel and Perrilliat 2001 and Perrilliat and Vega 1997

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at 6 km north of Temalac (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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