Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative combination: Fusus mathewsonii
Synonyms: Bela clathrata Gabb 1869, Potamides davisiana Cooper 1894, Surcula davisiana Cooper 1894
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Surculites according to R. B. Stewart 1927
See also Cooper 1894, Dickerson 1913, Gabb 1864, Gabb 1869, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Turner 1938
Sister taxa: Surcula (Surculites) andersoni, Surculites (Megasurcula), Surculites errans, Surculites kogbei, Surculites sinuatus
Type specimens:
- Surculites mathewsonii: ANSP 4180
- Bela clathrata:
- Potamides davisiana:
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (20: California collections)
• Paleocene of United States (7: California)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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