Perrilliata califia Squires and Saul 2006 (spindle shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Full reference: R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 2006. New buccinoid gastropods from uppermost Cretaceous and Paleocene strata of California and Baja California, Mexico . The Nautilus 120(2):66-78

Belongs to Perrilliata according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IGM 4432. Its type locality is PU 1334 – Float material along the southern branch of Cajiloa Creek, which is in a Thanetian shallow subtidal shale/sandstone in the Sepultura Formation of Mexico.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: California)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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