†Pyktes hamulus Gabb 1864 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Alternative combinations: Conchothyra hamula, Pugnellus (Gymnarus) hamulus, Pugnellus hamulus
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Pyktes according to W. P. Popenoe 1983
See also Anderson 1958, Gabb 1864, Gabb 1869 and Stewart 1927
Sister taxa: Pyktes aspris, Pyktes daiphron, Pyktes triphyllon
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (13: California collections)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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