Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus Wade 1926 (snail)

Gastropoda - Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae

Alternative combination: Calliomphalus americanus

Belongs to Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) according to N. F. Sohl 1960

Sister taxa: Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) nitidus, Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) nudus, Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) paucispirilus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (46: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas collections)

Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence

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