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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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