†Urosyca caudata Gabb 1869 (fig shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Alternative combination: Priscoficus caudatus
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
Belongs to Urosyca according to R. L. Squires 2014
See also Gabb 1869, Stanton 1896, Stewart 1927 and Zinsmeister 1983
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ANSP 4208, a shell
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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