Hokkaidoconcha novacula Kiel et al. 2010 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Hokkaidoconchidae

Full reference: S. Kiel, K. A. Campbell, and C. Gaillard. 2010. New and little known mollusks from ancient chemosynthetic environments. Zoootaxa 2390:26-48

Belongs to Hokkaidoconcha according to S. Kiel et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Hokkaidoconcha bilirata, Hokkaidoconcha morenoensis, Hokkaidoconcha occidentalis, Hokkaidoconcha tehamaensis

Type specimen: FSL 286 452, a shell. Its type locality is Montagne de la Taillade, Beauvoisin, cold seep mounds, which is in an Oxfordian reef, buildup or bioherm marl in the Terres Noires Formation of France.

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution: found only at Montagne de la Taillade, Beauvoisin, cold seep mounds

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