Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Full reference: A. G. Beu. 1988. Taxonomy of gastropods of the families Ranellidae (=Cymatiidae) and Bursidae. Part 5. Early history of the families, with four new genera and recognition of the family Personidae. Saito Ho-on Kai Museum Special Publication 69-106
Belongs to Ranella according to A. G. Beu 1988
Sister taxa: Ranella anglica, Ranella antiqua, Ranella chilena, Ranella cowlitzensis, Ranella domenginica, Ranella gemmifera, Ranella intercostalis, Ranella junghuhni, Ranella katherineae, Ranella leucostoma, Ranella magnifica, Ranella olearium, Ranella poppelacki, Ranella prattii, Ranella promensis, Ranella tubercularis, Ranella vancouverensis
Type specimen: LACMIP 7689. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 26456, Panoche Creek, which is in a Selandian marine horizon in the Lodo Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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