†Aphanoptyxis andersoni Saul and Squires 1998 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Synonym: Nerinea archimedis Anderson 1938 [replaced name]
Full reference: L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires. 1998. New Cretaceous Gastropoda from California. Palaeontology 41(3):461-488
Belongs to Aphanoptyxis according to L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 1998
Sister taxon: Aphanoptyxis californica
Type specimens:
- Aphanoptyxis andersoni: CASO 66460.02. Its type locality is CASG loc. 66460, North Fork Cottonwood Creek, which is in a Hauterivian marine siliciclastic in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.
- Nerinea archimedis: Its type locality is CASG loc. 66460, North Fork Cottonwood Creek, which is in a Hauterivian marine siliciclastic in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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