Anchura (Helicaulax) popenoei Elder and Saul 1996 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Full reference: W. P. Elder and L. R. Saul. 1996. Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of Coniacian through Maastrichtian Anchura (Gastropoda; Aporrhaiidae) of the North American Pacific slope. Journal of Paleontology 70(3):381-399

Belongs to Anchura (Helicaulax) according to W. P. Elder and L. R. Saul 1996

Sister taxa: Anchura (Helicaulax) condoniana, Anchura (Helicaulax) tricosa, Helicaulax bicarinata, Helicaulax bicarinata, Helicaulax falcata, Helicaulax latealata

Type specimen: LACMIP 11342, a shell. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 5990, French Creek, which is in a Coniacian marine sandstone in the Redding Formation of California.

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at UCLA loc. 5990, French Creek

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