†Parasyrinx hickmani Zinsmeister 1983 (turrid)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
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 Parasyrinx according to W. J. Zinsmeister 1983
Sister taxa: Parasyrinx (Lirasyrinx), Parasyrinx (Parasyrinx), Parasyrinx delicata, Parasyrinx dickersoni, Parasyrinx kincaidi
Type specimen: UCR 6668/36, 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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