Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combination: Siphonalia merriami
Full reference: C. M. Wagner and K. H. Schilling. 1923. The San Lorenzo Group of the San Emigdio region, California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 14(6):235-276
Belongs to Siphonalia (Kelletia) according to J. W. Ruth 1942
See also Wagner and Schilling 1923
Sister taxa: Chrysodomus (Kelletia) constricta, Kelletia (Kelletia), Kelletia dilatata, Kelletia ecuadorium, Kelletia kelletii, Kelletia lorata, Kelletia posoensis, Kelletia rugosa, Kelletia vladimiri, Siphonalia (Kelletia) carquinensis, Siphonalia (Kelletia) indica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) iravadica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) kelletii, Siphonalia (Kelletia) mekranica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) nodulosa, Siphonalia (Kelletia) subspadicea
Type specimen: UCMP 11427
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (21: California collections)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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