Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 2000. The buccinid gastropod Deussenia from Upper Cretaceous strata of California. The Veliger 43(2):118-125
Belongs to Deussenia according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2000
Sister taxa: Deussenia bellalirata, Deussenia microstriata, Deussenia pacificana, Deussenia ripleyana, Deussenia sierrana
Type specimen: LACMIP 12718. Its type locality is CSUN loc. 153, which is in a Campanian/Campanian submarine fan horizon in the Tuna Canyon Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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