Amaea (Discoscala) suroclathrata Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 (wentletrap)

Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55

Belongs to Amaea (Discoscala) according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992

Sister taxon: Amaea (Discoscala) ghorabensis

Type specimen: USNM 441674, 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 low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Amaea (Discoscala) suroclathrata in the database

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