Simnia texana Johnson 1899 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae

Alternative combinations: Neosimnia texana, Ovula (Simnia) texana, Transovula texana

Full reference: C. W. Johnson. 1899. New and Interesting Species in the "Isaac Lea Collection of Eocene Mollusca". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 51(1):71-82

Belongs to Simnia according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965

See also Garvie 1996, Johnson 1899, Palmer 1937 and Schilder 1941

Sister taxa: Simnia (Simnia), Simnia (Spiculata), Simnia limondinae, Simnia pacaudi, Simnia rostralina, Simnia subcarnea, Simnia subtruncata, Simnia wisewoodae, Simnia (Calpurna) cookei, Neosimnia spelta, Neosimnia semen, Simnia (Neosimnia) semen, Simnia (Neosimnia) cristata, Neosimnia leathesii, Neosimnia pliomajor, Neosimnia (Neosimnia), Simnia (Neosimnia) puella, Neosimnia loebbeckeana, Neosimnia leathesi, Neosimnia puana

Type specimen: ANSP 9208, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (6: Texas collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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