Paskentana umbilicata Kiel et al. 2010 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Paskentanidae

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 Paskentana according to S. Kiel et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Paskentana anistratenkorum, Paskentana berryessaensis, Paskentana globosa, Paskentana hamiltonensis, Paskentana humerosa, Paskentana paskentaensis

Type specimen: FSL 286 456, 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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