†Urosyca Gabb 1869 (fig shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205
Parent taxon: Ficidae according to R. L. Squires 2014
See also Zinsmeister 1983
Sister taxa: Austroficopsis, Bulbificopsis, Ficus, Perissolax, Priscoficus, Pseudogaleodea, Sycodes, Thalassocyon
Subtaxa: Urosyca caudata
Type: Urosyca caudata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Paleocene of Mexico (2), United States (14: California)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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