Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Alternative combinations: Dolium petrosum, Eudolium petrosum
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1855. Report Of Mr. T. A. Conrad On The Fossil Shells Collected In California By Wm. P. Blake, Geologist Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Lieutenant R. S. Williamson, United States Topographical Engineers. Description of the fossils and shells collected in California by William P. Blake, Geologist of the United States Pacific Railroad Survey in California. under the command of Lieut. R. S. Williamson, In 1853-54. Article 1 of Appendix to the Preliminary Geological Report of WIlliam P. Blake, Geologist of the Survey in California Under the Command of Lieut. R. S. Williamson. Palæontology 5-21
Belongs to Liracassis according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
Sister taxa: Liracassis apta, Liracassis durhami, Liracassis egberti, Liracassis iani, Liracassis onishpetensis, Liracassis oregonensis, Liracassis rex, Liracassis yabei, Liracassis yokoyamai
Type specimen: USNM 3536, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Oregon collections)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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