Simnia pacaudi Dolin and Ledon 2002 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae

Full reference: L. Dolin and D. Ledon. 2002. Nouveaux taxons et discussion de la systématique des genres correspondants d’Ovulidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) de l’Éocène inférieur de Gan (France). Geodiversitas 24(2):329-347

Belongs to Simnia according to L. Dolin and D. Ledon 2002

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

Type specimen: MNHN-LP R63015, a shell. Its type locality is Tuilerie de Gan (Pacaud collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore shelf marl/claystone in the Marnes de Gan Formation of France.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tuilerie de Gan (Pacaud collection)

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