Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) siletzensis Hickman 1976 (snail)

Gastropoda - Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae

Full reference: C.S. Hickman. 1976. Pleurotomaria (Archaeogastropoda) in the Eocene of the northeastern Pacific: a review of Cenozoic biogeography and ecology of the genus. Journal of Paleontology 50(6):1090-1102

Belongs to Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) according to C.S. Hickman 1976

Sister taxa: Entemnotrochus bianconii, Entemnotrochus kathiawarensis, Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) baldwini, Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) schencki

Type specimen: USNM 25079, a shell. Its type locality is USGS 15605 Gravel Creek, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Oregon.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at USGS 15605 Gravel Creek

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