Rictaxis punctocaelatus Carpenter 1864 (little barrel shell)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Alternative combinations: Actaeon (Rictaxis) punctocoelata, Acteon (Rictaxis) punctocoelatus, Acteon punctocaelata, Acteon punctocaelatus, Rictaxis punctocaelata, Tornatella punctocaelata

Belongs to Rictaxis according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Arnold 1903, Bruff 1946, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Oldroyd 1925 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950

Sister taxa: Acteon (Rictaxis) painei, Acteon (Rictaxis) weaveri, Rictaxis fusulus, Rictaxis oryza

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (16: California collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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