Gastropoda - Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Alternative combination: Amauropsis oviformis
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Ampullina according to R. B. Stewart 1927
See also Gabb 1864 and Waring 1917
Sister taxa: Ampullina (Ampullina), Ampullina (Ampullospira), Ampullina (Crommium), Ampullina (Megatylotus), Ampullina (Pseudamaura), Ampullina aethiopica, Ampullina anguillana, Ampullina austriaca, Ampullina avellana, Ampullina bravoensis, Ampullina brevispira, Ampullina butleri, Ampullina concipio, Ampullina curta, Ampullina effusa, Ampullina eocenica, Ampullina gabonensis, Ampullina haunsbergensis, Ampullina lorierei, Ampullina mona, Ampullina ortoni, Ampullina packardi, Ampullina paracasina, Ampullina paytensis, Ampullina perusta, Ampullina pseudoalveata, Ampullina sireli, Ampullina solidula, Ampullina stantoni, Ampullina striata, Ampullina subhumerosa, Ampullina tapina, Ampullina vapincana, Ampullina vastanensis, Ampullina vaughani, Ampullina vulcani, Ampullina woodsi, Natica (Ampullina) gabbi, Polinices (Ampullina) sookensis, Ampullella woodringi, Ampullella nuttalli, Globularia (Ampulella) nana, Ampullella hewitti, Ampullella cedroensis, Ampullella adurni
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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