†Sigapatella echinulata Sowerby 1815 (slipper shell)
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Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Alternative combination: Infundibulum echinulatum
Synonym: Infundibulum suessoniensis d'Orbigny 1850
Belongs to Sigapatella according to P. Jeffery and S. Tracey 1997
See also Deshayes 1824
Sister taxa: Sigapatella americana, Sigapatella mapalia, Sigapatella novazelandiae, Sigapatella vertex
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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