†Loxotrema turritum Gabb 1869 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae
Alternative combination: Loxotrema turrita
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205
Belongs to Loxotrema according to R. L. Squires 1998
See also Gabb 1869, Givens and Kennedy 1976, Hanna 1927, Squires 1999, Stewart 1927 and Turner 1938
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (29: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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