Terebellum andersoni Dickerson 1917 (true conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Alternative combination: Seraphs andersoni

Full reference: R. E. Dickerson. 1917. Climate and its influence upon the Oligocene faunas of the Pacific Coast, with descriptions of some new species from the Molopophorus lincolnensis Zone. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 7(6):157-192

Belongs to Terebellum according to W. L. Effinger 1938

See also Dickerson 1917 and Durham 1944

Sister taxa: Terebellum (Mauryna), Terebellum (Terebellum), Terebellum burdenii, Terebellum californicum, Terebellum carcassense, Terebellum diversiornatum, Terebellum etiwanensis, Terebellum fusiforme, Terebellum fusiformopse, Terebellum obtusum, Terebellum olympiae, Terebellum saudiensis, Terebellum striatum, Terebellum subulatum, Terebellum terebellum

Type specimen: CAS 434. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: Washington collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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