Retipirula pinguis Saul and Squires 2008 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Full reference: L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires. 2008. Volutoderminae (Gastropoda: Volutidae) of Coniacian through Maastrichtian age from the North American Pacific Slope. Journal of Paleontology 82(2):213-237

Belongs to Retipirula according to L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2008

Sister taxa: Retipirula calidula, Retipirula crassitesta

Type specimen: LACMIP 13222. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 22701, Simi Hills, which is in a Selandian marine horizon in the Santa Susana Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at LACMIP loc. 22701, Simi Hills

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