Anchura (Helicaulax) tricosa Saul and Popenoe 1993 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Full reference: L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe. 1993. Additions to Pacific slope Turonian Gastropoda. The Veliger 36(4):351-388

Belongs to Anchura (Helicaulax) according to L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993

Sister taxa: Anchura (Helicaulax) condoniana, Anchura (Helicaulax) popenoei, Helicaulax bicarinata, Helicaulax bicarinata, Helicaulax falcata, Helicaulax latealata

Type specimen: USNM 465514

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (10: California collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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