Plectocion montis Squires and Saul 2003 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Full reference: R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 2003. Additions to Late Cretaceous shallow-marine Gastropods from California. The Veliger 46(2):145-161

Belongs to Plectocion according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003

Sister taxon: Plectocion curvirostris

Type specimen: LACMIP 12514, a shell. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 24081, Pentz Area, which is in a Campanian marine conglomerate in the Chico Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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