Gyrineum jeffersonensis Durham 1944 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1944. Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27:101 -212

Belongs to Gyrineum according to J. W. Durham 1944

Sister taxa: Gyrineum (Aspa), Gyrineum (Gyrineum), Gyrineum bituberculare, Gyrineum californicum, Gyrineum goodspeedi, Gyrineum gwinae, Gyrineum gyrineum, Gyrineum judithi, Gyrineum kincaidi, Gyrineum uvasalis, Gyrineum verrucosum, Apollon morrisi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mats-Mats Bay, which is in a Priabonian marine conglomerate/sandstone in the Quimper Formation of Washington

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Washington collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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