Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55
Belongs to Epitonium (Epitonium) according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: Epitonium (Epitonium) aequabile, Epitonium (Epitonium) dignitatis, Epitonium (Epitonium) foliaceicosta
Type specimen: USNM 441671, a shell. Its type locality is IPS 8, Lopez de Bertodano Bay, which is in a Lutetian coastal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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