Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1944. Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27:101 -212
Belongs to Scaphander according to E. J. Moore 1976
See also Durham 1944
Sister taxa: Bulla (Scaphander) elegans, Scaphander (Mirascapha), Scaphander (Scaphander), Scaphander alaskensis, Scaphander brevicula, Scaphander impunctatus, Scaphander interruptus, Scaphander jacksonensis, Scaphander javanus, Scaphander jugularis, Scaphander nannus, Scaphander oligoturritus, Scaphander polysarcus, Scaphander radii, Scaphander rarus, Scaphander remondi, Scaphander washingtonensis
Type specimen: UCMP 35483, a shell. Its type locality is Woodmans Wharf, which is in a Priabonian marine conglomerate in the Quimper Formation of Washington.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (16: Oregon, Washington collections)
• Eocene of United States (11: Oregon, Washington)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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