Glossaulax altus Arnold 1903 (high moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combinations: Neverita reclusiana alta, Polinices (Neverita) altus, Polinices altus, Polinices reclusianus altus, Polynices (Neverita) recluziana alta

Belongs to Glossaulax according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Addicott 1970, Kanakoff and Emerson 1959, Valentine 1959, Willett 1937 and Willett 1937

Sister taxa: Glossaulax didyma, Glossaulax reclusiana, Glossaulax vesicalis, Neverita (Glossaulax) alta, Neverita (Glossaulax) andersoni, Neverita (Glossaulax) asheri, Neverita (Glossaulax) bolivarensis, Neverita (Glossaulax) discula, Neverita (Glossaulax) jamesae

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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