†Otostoma aethes Squires and Saul 1993 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 1993. A new species of Otostoma (Gastropoda: Neritidae) from Near the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary at Dip Greek, Lake Nacimiento, California. The Veliger 36(3):259-264
Belongs to Otostoma according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 1993
Sister taxa: Otostoma atopos, Otostoma bisculptata, Otostoma kassenbergensis, Otostoma lucanus, Otostoma sharonae
Type specimen: UCMP 398607, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP Loc. B-2368, Dip Creek, which is in a Maastrichtian/Paleocene marine sandstone in California.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at UCMP Loc. B-2368, Dip Creek
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