Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae
Full reference: L. Dolin. 1991. Cypraeoidea and Lamellarioidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda), from the Chipola Formation (late early Miocene) of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 24(1-2):1-60
Belongs to Simnia (Neosimnia) according to L. Dolin 1991
Sister taxa: Simnia (Neosimnia) catalinensis, Simnia (Simnia), Simnia (Spiculata), Simnia limondinae, Simnia pacaudi, Simnia rostralina, Simnia subcarnea, Simnia subtruncata, Simnia texana, Simnia wisewoodae, Neosimnia pliomajor, Neosimnia puana, Neosimnia leathesii, Simnia (Neosimnia) semen, Neosimnia (Neosimnia), Neosimnia spelta, Neosimnia loebbeckeana, Simnia (Neosimnia) cristata, Neosimnia leathesi, Neosimnia semen, Simnia (Calpurna) cookei
Type specimen: USNM 438620, a shell. Its type locality is TU 458 - Farley Creek, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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