Brachysphingus mammilatus Clark and Woodford 1927 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Full reference: B. L. Clark and A. O. Woodford. 1927. The geology and paleontology of the type section of the Meganos Formation (lower Middle Eocene) of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 17(2):63-142

Belongs to Brachysphingus according to R. L. Squires 1997

See also Clark and Woodford 1927 and Squires 1999

Sister taxa: Brachysphingus clarki, Brachysphingus gibbosus, Brachysphingus sinuatus

Type specimen: UCMP 31324, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 3157, Deer Valley, which is in a Ypresian coastal sandstone in the Meganos Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (11: California collections)

• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: California)

• Paleocene of United States (3: California)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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