Gastropoda - Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Alternative combination: Lunatia avellana
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Ampullina according to F. M. Anderson 1958
See also Anderson 1938, Gabb 1864 and Stewart 1927
Sister taxa: Ampullina (Ampullina), Ampullina (Ampullospira), Ampullina (Crommium), Ampullina (Megatylotus), Ampullina (Pseudamaura), Ampullina aethiopica, Ampullina anguillana, Ampullina austriaca, 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 oviformis, 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 cedroensis, Globularia (Ampullella) umbilica, Ampullella hewitti, Ampullella adurni, Globularia (Ampulella) nana, Ampullella nuttalli
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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