Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combinations: Acirsa obsuta, Mesalia obsuta
Full reference: C. A. White. 1889. On invertebrate fossils from the Pacific coast. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 51:435-532
Belongs to Acirsa according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003
See also White 1889
Sister taxa: Acirsa (Acirsa), Acirsa (Acirsella), Acirsa (Hemiacirsa), Acirsa (Plesioacirsa), Acirsa alpha, Acirsa beta, Acirsa borealis, Acirsa cerralvoensis, Acirsa culmosa, Acirsa delta, Acirsa epsilon, Acirsa gravida, Acirsa nexilia, Acirsa penepolaris
Type specimen: USNM 20116a (lectotype)
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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