Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Alternative combinations: Drillia graciosana, Moniliopsis graciosana
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1908. New and characteristic species of fossil mollusks from the oil-bearing Tertiary formations of Santa Barbara County, California. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Contributions 50(4):419-436
Belongs to Ophiodermella according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Arnold 1908, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxa: Ophiodermella cancellata, Ophiodermella electilis, Ophiodermella incisa, Ophiodermella inermis, Ophiodermella olympicensis, Ophiodermella ophioderma, Ophiodermella temblorensis
Subtaxa: Moniliopsis graciosana mercedensis
Type specimen: USNM 165309, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (11: California collections)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (8: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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