Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae
Full reference: W. P. Popenoe and L. R. Saul. 1987. Evolution and classification of the Late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary gastropod Perissitys. Contributions in Science 380:1-37
Belongs to Pseudocymia according to W. P. Popenoe and L. R. Saul 1987
Sister taxa: Pseudocymia aitha, Pseudocymia cahalli, Pseudocymia kilmeri, Pseudocymia wardi
Type specimen: UCLA 59586, a shell. Its type locality is CIT loc. 1212, Little Cow Creek Valley, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Redding 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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