Siphonalia (Nassicola) sopenahensis Weaver 1912 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combinations: Siphonalia sopenahensis, Tritonium sopenahensis

Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1912. A preliminary report on the Tertiary paleontology of western Washington. Washington Geological Survey Bulletin 15:1-80

Belongs to Siphonalia (Nassicola) according to J. W. Ruth 1942

See also Anderson and Hanna 1925 and Weaver 1912

Sister taxa: Siphonalia (Nassicola) bicarinata, Siphonalia (Nassicola) clarki, Siphonalia (Nassicola) sutterensis, Siphonalia (Nassicola) thunani, Siphonalia (Nassicola) tularensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (7: Washington collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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