†Searlesia olympicensis Durham 1944 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
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 Searlesia according to J. W. Durham 1944
Sister taxa: Kelletia (Searlesia) dira, Searlesia carlsoni, Searlesia dentifera, Searlesia dira, Searlesia mitgaui, Searlesia modesta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Woodmans Wharf, which is in a Priabonian marine conglomerate in the Quimper Formation of Washington
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Woodmans Wharf
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