Tessarolax inconspicua Gabb 1869 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Alternative combination: Surcula (Surculites) inconspicua

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 Tessarolax according to R. B. Stewart 1927

See also Gabb 1869

Sister taxa: Aporrhais (Tessarolax) ebrayi, Tessarolax alaskana, Tessarolax bicarinata, Tessarolax bullardi, Tessarolax distorta, Tessarolax gabbi, Tessarolax grahami, Tessarolax incrustata, Tessarolax louellae, Tessarolax retusa, Tessarolax teleos, Tessarolax trinalis

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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