†Sigapatella americana Ortmann 1900 (slipper shell)
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Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Belongs to Sigapatella according to Ortmann 1900
Sister taxa: Sigapatella echinulata, Sigapatella mapalia, Sigapatella novazelandiae, Sigapatella vertex
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Eocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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