Eoscaphella fordycei Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55

Belongs to Eoscaphella according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992

Sister taxon: Eoscaphella ellioti

Type specimen: USNM 441779, a shell. Its type locality is IPS 4, Seymour Island, which is in a Bartonian shoreface sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Antarctica (9 collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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