Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Solariellidae
Alternative combination: Solariella (Machaeroplax) cicca
Full reference: C. S. Hickman. 1980. Paleogene Marine Gastropods of the Keasey Formation in Oregon. Bulletins of American Paleontology 78(310):1-112
Belongs to Solariella (Solariella) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Hickman 1980
Sister taxa: Solariella (Solariella) crescentensis, Solariella (Solariella) garrardensis, Solariella (Solariella) olequahensis, Solariella (Solariella) varicosa
Type specimen: USNM 251329, a shell. Its type locality is Columbia (USGS 15307) - Hickman (1980), which is in a Priabonian deep-water siltstone/mudstone in the Keasey Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Oregon, Washington collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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