†Perissitys cretacea Cooper 1896 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae
Alternative combinations: Perissitys cretaceum, Sistrum (Ricinula) cretaceum
Full reference: J. G. Cooper. 1896. On some new Cretaceous (and Eocene?) Mollusca of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Second Series 6:330-337
Belongs to Perissitys according to W. P. Popenoe and L. R. Saul 1987
See also Cooper 1896
Sister taxa: Perissitys brevirostris, Perissitys colocara, Perissitys elaphia, Perissitys pacifica, Perissitys stantoni, Perissitys stewarti
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (7: California collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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