†Carota mitraeformis Gabb 1869 (volute)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Alternative combinations: Cordiera mitraeformis, Volutoderma mitraeformis
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205
Belongs to Carota according to L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993
See also Anderson 1938, Gabb 1869, Jones et al. 1978 and Stewart 1927
Sister taxon: Carota dilleri
Type specimen: MCZ 21856
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (19: California collections)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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