†Aporrhais (Platyoptera) extenta Conrad 1856 (true conch)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1856. Observations on the Eocene deposit of Jackson, Mississippi, with descriptions of thirty-four new species of shells and corals. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7:257-263
Belongs to Aporrhais (Platyoptera) according to T. A. Conrad 1856
Sister taxa: Platyoptera extenta, Platyoptera pacifica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Jackson, which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in Mississippi
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Jackson
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