†Confusiscala sulfurea Saul and Popenoe 1993 (wentletrap)
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Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Full reference: L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe. 1993. Additions to Pacific slope Turonian Gastropoda. The Veliger 36(4):351-388
Belongs to Confusiscala according to L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993
Sister taxa: Confusiscala dupini, Confusiscala juvenca, Confusiscala newcombii
Type specimen: CASG 66549.01 (=CASG cat. no. 7010). Its type locality is CASG loc. 66549, Hagerdorn Ranch, which is in a Turonian marine sandstone in the Hornbrook Formation of California.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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