Gastropoda - Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55
Belongs to Tudicla according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: Tudicla (Tudicla), Tudicla aegyptiaca, Tudicla angulata, Tudicla cassidariformis, Tudicla costata, Tudicla secans, Tudicla thebaica, Tudicla turbinata, Tudicla umbilicaris, Tudicula zanzibaricum, Tudicula hourcqi, Tudicula bispinosa, Tudicula ishiii, Tudicula (Tudicula), Tudicula sulcata, Tudicula alta
Type specimen: USNM 441774, 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: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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