Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Full reference: R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 2001. A new genus of aporrhaid gastropod from upper Paleocene rocks in southern California. The Veliger 44(3):327-330

Parent taxon: Aporrhaidae according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2001

Sister taxa: Anchura, Anchurinae, Antarctohoges, Aporrhainae, Araeodactylus, Arrhoginae, Checchiaia, Chenopus, Cultrigera, Diarthema, Dimorphosominae, Disoketa, Drepanochilus, Goniocheila, Harpagodinae, Kangilioptera, Perissopterinae, Peruchilus, Protohemichenopus, Pterocerellinae, Pugnellinae, Spinigerinae, Spinilomatinae, Strombites, Strombopugnellus, Struthiopterinae, Teneposita, Tibiaporrhais, Toarctocera, Trilemma, Tulochilus

Subtaxa: Spinigeropsis calafia

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Type: Spinigeropsis calafia

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at LACMIP loc. 16869, Palisades Highlands (Paleocene of California)

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