Euspirocrommium hewitti Hanna and Hertlein 1949 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Full reference: G. D. Hanna and L. G. Hertlein. 1949. Two New Species of Gastropods from the Middle Eocene of California. Journal of Paleontology 23(4):392-394

Belongs to Euspirocrommium according to L. Marincovich 1977

Sister taxa: Euspirocrommium conicum, Euspirocrommium degensis, Euspirocrommium nantoialense, Euspirocrommium proinum, Euspirocrommium vincenti

Type specimen: CAS 9430, a shell. Its type locality is CAS loc. 32388A, Carneros Creek, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Domengine Formation of California.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Euspirocrommium hewitti in the database

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