Ancilla burroensis Nelson 1925 (olive snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

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 Ancilla according to R. N. Nelson 1925

Sister taxa: Ancilla (Alocospira), Ancilla (Ancilla), Ancilla (Ancillus), Ancilla (Oliverato), Ancilla (Olivula), Ancilla (Sparella), Ancilla (Turrancilla), Ancilla alazana, Ancilla ampla, Ancilla blakeleyensis, Ancilla brassica, Ancilla canalifera, Ancilla fishii, Ancilla flexuosa, Ancilla indica, Ancilla kovatschensis, Ancilla lamellata, Ancilla latifasciata, Ancilla meganosensis, Ancilla olivula, Ancilla pananga, Ancilla paralamellata, Ancilla staminea, Ancilla subulata, Ancilla vacavillensis, Ancillaria bretzi, Ancillaria sublobosa, Ancillaria (Ancillopsis)

Type specimen: UC 30540, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mamet Bay, Unel Formation, M5 (Eocene of Russian Federation)

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