Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae
Alternative combination: Thiara (Melanoides) markleyensis
Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1938. Fauna from the Markley Formation (Upper Eocene) on Pleasant Creek, California . Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 49:683-730
Belongs to Melanatria according to R. L. Squires 1999
See also Clark 1938
Sister taxa: Faunus (Melanatria) kahoensis, Melanatria acanthica, Melanatria beldingi, Melanatria bosniaca, Melanatria dimorphica, Melanatria escheri, Melanatria propinqua, Melanatria venusta, Melanatria ypresiana
Type specimen: UCMP 30891, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP A1297, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Markley Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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