Liracassis petrosa Conrad 1855 (snail)

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

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