Volutilithes calabasasensis Nelson 1925 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Full reference: R. N. Nelson. 1925. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 15(11):397-466

Belongs to Volutilithes according to R. N. Nelson 1925

Sister taxa: Volutilithes (Afrovolutilithes), Volutilithes (Volutilithes), Volutilithes acuta, Volutilithes angustata, Volutilithes clarae, Volutilithes dumosa, Volutilithes fusiformis, Volutilithes gruneri, Volutilithes guillemaini, Volutilithes minor, Volutilithes multicostata, Volutilithes muricinus, Volutilithes nodifera, Volutilithes orocopiaensis, Volutilithes pariaensis, Volutilithes permulticostata, Volutilithes protensa, Volutilithes pseudocostata, Volutilithes pusilla, Volutilithes rakhiensis, Volutilithes sindhiensis, Volutilithes spicata, Volutilithes subcorrugata, Volutilithes symmetrica, Volutilithes torreyensis, Volutilithes undulosus, Volutilithes welcommei, Volutilithes whitensis

Type specimen: UC 30571, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Volutilithes calabasasensis in the database

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