Trichotropis mississippiensis Sohl 1960 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae

Full reference: N. F. Sohl. 1960. Archeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda and stratigraphy of the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331:1-151

Belongs to Trichotropis according to N. F. Sohl 1960

Sister taxa: Trichotropis (Iphinoe), Trichotropis (Provanna), Trichotropis alienensis, Trichotropis borealis, Trichotropis cancellata, Trichotropis imperfecta, Trichotropis insignis, Trichotropis squamosa, Trichotropis tricarinata

Type specimen: USNM 128474, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: Mississippi collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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