Gyrodes americanus Wade 1926 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combination: Mammilla americana

Synonym: Gyrodes subcarinatus Stephenson 1941

Belongs to Gyrodes according to N. F. Sohl 1960

Sister taxa: Gyrodes (Gyrodes), Gyrodes (Hypterita), Gyrodes (Sigaretopsis), Gyrodes (Sohlella), Gyrodes abyssinus, Gyrodes allisoni, Gyrodes amplissima, Gyrodes brunsvicensis, Gyrodes depressa, Gyrodes edura, Gyrodes expansa, Gyrodes globosus, Gyrodes greeni, Gyrodes mahalanobisi, Gyrodes major, Gyrodes onensis, Gyrodes pacificum, Gyrodes petrosus, Gyrodes robustus, Gyrodes supraplicatus, Natica (Gyrodes) conradiana

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (29: Alabama, Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas collections)

Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence

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