Aporrhais occidentalis Beck 1836 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Alternative combination: Rostellaria occidentalis

Synonyms: Aporrhais labradorensis Johnson 1930, Aporrhais mainensis Johnson 1926

Belongs to Aporrhais according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Rosenberg 2005

Sister taxa: Aporrhais (Aporrhais), Aporrhais biangulata, Aporrhais clarendonensis, Aporrhais dingdenensis, Aporrhais drachuki, Aporrhais dutrugei, Aporrhais gracilis, Aporrhais gregaria, Aporrhais pespelecani, Aporrhais pugens, Aporrhais rapax, Aporrhais semilaevis, Aporrhais sowerbii, Aporrhais speciosa, Aporrhais uttingeriana

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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