Cassiope (Gymnentome) gwynae Allison 1955 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassiopidae

Full reference: E. C. Allison. 1955. Middle Cretaceous gastropoda from Punta China, Baja California, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 29(3):400-432

Belongs to Cassiope (Gymnentome) according to E. C. Allison 1955

Sister taxon: Gymnentome unicarinata

Type specimen: UCMP 33473, a partial shell. Its type locality is Alisitos Fm. (UCB A-8331), which is in an Aptian shallow subtidal siltstone in the Alisitos Formation of Mexico.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Alisitos Fm. (UCB A-8331)

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