Cedrosia pacifica Saul and Squires 2003 (horn snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Potamididae

Full reference: L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires. 2003. New Cretaceous cerithiform gastropods from the Pacific Slope of North America. Journal of Paleontology 77(3):442-453

Belongs to Cedrosia according to L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: LACMIP 12918. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 15751, El Choyal, Cedros Island, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Pinos Formation of Mexico.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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