Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Full reference: L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires. 2015. Pacific Slope of North America record of the Cretaceous aporrhaid gastropod Tessarolax: Evolutionary trends, mode of life, and paleobiogeography of the genus. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Contributions in Science 523:37-65
Belongs to Tessarolax according to L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2015
Sister taxa: Aporrhais (Tessarolax) ebrayi, Tessarolax alaskana, Tessarolax bicarinata, Tessarolax bullardi, Tessarolax distorta, Tessarolax grahami, Tessarolax inconspicua, Tessarolax incrustata, Tessarolax louellae, Tessarolax retusa, Tessarolax teleos, Tessarolax trinalis
Type specimen: ANSP 4282
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
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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