†Platyoptera extenta Conrad 1854 (true conch)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Alternative combination: Rostellaria extenta
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1854. Fossil Testacea of the Tertiary green-sand and marl-bed of Jackson, Miss. Determined and named by T. A. Conrad. Report on the agriculture and geology of Mississippi 289
Belongs to Platyoptera according to G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer 1947
See also Conrad 1854
Sister taxa: Aporrhais (Platyoptera) extenta, Platyoptera pacifica
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (9: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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