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Abyssomelania campbellae
Taxonomy
Abyssomelania campbellae was named by Kaim et al. (2014). Its type specimen is GZG.INV.84982 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS loc. M2676, Cold Fork of Cottonwood Creek, which is in an Albian marine mudstone in the Lodoga Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2014 | Abyssomelania campbellae Kaim et al. p. 416 figs. Fig. 6G – N |
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†Abyssomelania campbellae Kaim et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. Kaim et al. 2014 | Large tall gastropods (reaching 80 mm in length) with smooth lateral flanks of adolescent/adult shell and spirally ornamented base. Growth lines opisthocline throughout the entire lateral flank. Shell largest diameter slightly above abapical suture. |
Measurements
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