Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55
Belongs to Conomitra according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: Conomitra antarctolirata, Conomitra capitolina, Conomitra caribbeana, Conomitra falconensis, Conomitra fusoides, Conomitra guineensis, Conomitra iredalei, Conomitra jacksonensis, Conomitra kendrewi, Conomitra lavelana, Conomitra lehneri, Conomitra leonardhilli, Conomitra strombodiformis, Conomitra texana, Conomitra vernoniana
Type specimen: USNM 441798, 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 (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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