†Cantharus (Endopachychilus) suturalis Clark 1938 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1938. Fauna from the Markley Formation (Upper Eocene) on Pleasant Creek, California . Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 49:683-730
Belongs to Cantharus (Endopachychilus) according to B. L. Clark 1938
Sister taxon: Endopachychilus blakianus
Type specimen: UCMP 12469, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP A1297, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Markley Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at UCMP A1297
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