†Nekewis simiensis Zinsmeister 1983 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae
Full reference: W. J. Zinsmeister. 1983. New Late Paleocene molluscs from the Simi Hills, Ventura County, Califonia. Journal of Paleontology 57(6):1282-1303
Belongs to Nekewis according to W. J. Zinsmeister 1983
Sister taxa: Nekewis io, Nekewis marina, Nekewis nehalemensis, Nekewis scowensis, Nekewis seidersi
Type specimen: UCR 6805/1, a shell. Its type locality is Meier Canyon, which is in a Thanetian open shallow subtidal conglomerate in the Simi Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Meier Canyon
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