†Opalia (Dentiscala) hertleini Moore 1976 (wentletrap)
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Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Full reference: E. J. Moore. 1976. Oligocene marine mollusks from the Pittsburg Bluff Formation in Oregon. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 922:1-66
Belongs to Opalia (Dentiscala) according to E. J. Moore 1976
Sister taxon: Dentiscala funiculata
Type specimen: USNM 213983, a shell
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Oregon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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