Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Full reference: R. E. Dickerson. 1916. Stratigraphy and fauna of the Tejon Eocene of California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 9(17):363-524
Belongs to Polinices (Polinices) according to L. Marincovich 1977
Sister taxa: Polinices (Polinices) amiculatus, Polinices (Polinices) aurantius, Polinices (Polinices) bifasciatus, Polinices (Polinices) hornii, Polinices (Polinices) limi, Polinices (Polinices) otis, Polinices (Polinices) panamaensis, Polinices (Polinices) pijiguayensis, Polinices (Polinices) powisianus, Polinices (Polinices) susanaensis, Polinices (Polinices) woodsi
Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP 1817, Urruttia Canyon-Salt Creek, which is in a Ypresian deep-water shale in the Lodo Formation of California
Ecology: fast-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California, Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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