Corsania (Januncia) susana Saul and Squires 1997 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae

Full reference: L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires. 1997. New species of neritid gastropods from Cretaceous and Lower Cenozoic strata of the Pacific Slope of North America. The Veliger 40(2):131-147

Belongs to Corsania (Januncia) according to L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 1997

Sister taxa: Corsania (Januncia) janus, Corsania (Januncia) oraria, Corsania (Januncia) rhoga

Type specimen: LACMIP 7890. Its type locality is CSUN Loc. 969, Santa Susana Mountains, which is in a Ypresian offshore sandstone in the Santa Susana Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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