Kelletia lorata Addicott 1970 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Full reference: W.O. Addicott. 1970. Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642:1-172

Belongs to Kelletia according to W.O. Addicott 1970

Sister taxa: Chrysodomus (Kelletia) constricta, Kelletia (Kelletia), Kelletia dilatata, Kelletia ecuadorium, Kelletia kelletii, Kelletia posoensis, Kelletia rugosa, Kelletia vladimiri, Siphonalia (Kelletia) carquinensis, Siphonalia (Kelletia) indica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) iravadica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) kelletii, Siphonalia (Kelletia) mekranica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) merriami, Siphonalia (Kelletia) nodulosa, Siphonalia (Kelletia) subspadicea

Type specimen: UCMP 32834

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at SDSNH 4312, Fossil Reef Park (Miocene of California)

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