Simnia (Simnialena) oryzagrana Dolin 1991 (snail)

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 (Simnialena) according to L. Dolin 1991

Sister taxa: Simnialena oryzagrana, Simnialena uniplicata

Type specimen: USNM 442671, 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: found only at TU 458 - Farley Creek

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