†Igonoia levimargarita Wild and Stilwell 2016 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Full reference: T. J. Wild and J. D. Stilwell. 2016. First Cretaceous (Albian) invertebrate fossil assemblage from Batavia Knoll, Perth Abyssal Plain, eastern Indian Ocean: taxonomy and paleoecological significance. Journal of Paleontology 90:959-980
Belongs to Igonoia according to T. J. Wild and J. D. Stilwell 2016
Sister taxa: Igonoia angulata, Igonoia kieli, Igonoia muiri, Igonoia onoensis, Igonoia shastana, Igonoia stewarti, Igonoia vacca
Type specimen: WAM 15.114, a shell. Its type locality is Batavia Knoll, which is in an Albian coastal sandstone in Indian Ocean.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Batavia Knoll
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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