†Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Belongs to Calyptraphorus according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Calyptraphorus ewekoroensis, Calyptraphorus jacksoni, Calyptraphorus lissoni, Calyptraphorus stamineus, Calyptraphorus terrysmithae, Calyptraphorus velata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Jackson, which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in Mississippi
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (64: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia)
• Paleocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (6: Alabama, Texas)
Total: 72 collections each including a single occurrence
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