†Trochactaeon (Trochactaeon) frazierensis Anderson 1958 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Synonym: Acteonella rustica Anderson 1958

Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1958. Upper Cretaceous of the Pacific Coast. Geological Society of America Memoir 71:1-378

Belongs to Trochactaeon (Trochactaeon) according to N. F. Sohl and H. A. Kollmann 1985

See also Anderson 1958

Sister taxa: Trochactaeon (Trochactaeon) packardi, Trochactaeon (Trochactaeon) woodsi

Type specimens:

  • Trochactaeon (Trochactaeon) frazierensis: Its type locality is loc161, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Redding Formation of California.
  • Acteonella rustica: CAS 10666. Its type locality is CAS loc. 33721, South Cow Creek, which is in a Santonian marine sandstone in the Redding Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (5: California collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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