Christitys delta Popenoe and Saul 1987 (snail)

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 Christitys according to L. R. Saul 1988

See also Popenoe and Saul 1987

Sister taxa: Christitys martini, Christitys medica

Type specimen: UCLA 39455, a shell. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 4209, Clover Creek, which is in a Coniacian marine horizon in the Redding Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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