†Amaurellina caleocia Vokes 1939 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Synonym: Amaurellina garzaensis Vokes 1939

Full reference: H. E. Vokes. 1939. Molluscan faunas of the Domengine and Arroyo Hondo Formations of the California Eocene. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 38:1-246

Belongs to Amaurellina according to R. L. Squires 2001

See also Marincovich 1977, Squires 1987, Squires 1988 and Vokes 1939

Sister taxa: Amaurellina (Amaurellina), Amaurellina moragai, Amaurellina spirata, Lupia perovato

Type specimens:

  • Amaurellina caleocia: UCMP 33781. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 672, Parsons Peak, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Domengine Formation of California.
  • Amaurellina garzaensis: UCMP 15863, a shell.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (9: California collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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