Gastropoda - Vetigastropoda - Discohelicidae
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Discohelix according to R. B. Stewart 1927
See also Gabb 1864
Sister taxa: Discohelix (Discogonius), Discohelix (Discohelix), Discohelix (Pentagonodiscus), Discohelix acarinata, Discohelix albinatiensis, Discohelix calculiformis, Discohelix calculus, Discohelix californicus, Discohelix centricosta, Discohelix centricostan, Discohelix conica, Discohelix costata, Discohelix cotswoldiae, Discohelix crenulata, Discohelix dictyota, Discohelix elegantula, Discohelix excavata, Discohelix guembeli, Discohelix inornata, Discohelix levis, Discohelix mariae, Discohelix miocarinata, Discohelix murrayensis, Discohelix orbis, Discohelix orientalis, Discohelix ornata, Discohelix pinguis, Discohelix planigyroides, Discohelix radiata, Discohelix texana, Discohelix tunisiensis, Discohelix venustus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Texas Flat, which is in a Campanian marginal marine sandstone in the Chico Formation of California
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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