†Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) californicus Squires 1999 (horn snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Full reference: R. L. Squires. 1999. Middle Eocene brackish-marine mollusks from the Matilija Sandstone at Matilija Hot Springs, Ventura County, Southern California. Contributions in Science, Los Angeles County Museum 480:1-30
Belongs to Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) according to R. L. Squires 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LACMIP 12442. Its type locality is CSUN 1453 - Matilija Hot Springs [Matilija Sandstone], which is in a Lutetian coastal mudstone/sandstone in the Matilija Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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