Borsonia inculta Moody 1916 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae

Alternative combination: Taranis incultus

Full reference: C. L. Moody. 1916. Fauna of the Fernando of Los Angeles. University of California, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 10(4):39-62

Belongs to Borsonia according to C. L. Moody 1916

See also Kern 1973

Sister taxa: Borsonia aguilae, Borsonia cocoensis, Borsonia germeraadi, Borsonia lineata, Borsonia peruviana, Borsonia uniplicata

Type specimen: UCMP 11081. Its type locality is UCMP 3030, Fourth and Hill Streets, Los Angeles, which is in a Piacenzian marine claystone in the Fernando Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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