Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Full reference: S. N. Nielsen and T. J. DeVries. 2002. Tertiary Xenophoridae (Gastropoda) of western South America. The Nautilus 116(3):71-78
Belongs to Xenophora according to S. N. Nielsen and T. J. DeVries 2002
See also DeVries 2004
Sister taxa: Xenophora (Xenophora), Xenophora agglutinans, Xenophora calculifera, Xenophora conchyliophora, Xenophora corrugata, Xenophora crispa, Xenophora cummulans, Xenophora delecta, Xenophora deshayesi, Xenophora eocenica, Xenophora floridana, Xenophora hawleyi, Xenophora humilis, Xenophora konai, Xenophora onusta, Xenophora palaeoafra, Xenophora pallidula, Xenophora paulinae, Xenophora robusta, Xenophora rugata, Xenophora senegalensis, Xenophora simiensis, Xenophora stocki, Xenophora tatei, Xenophora terpstrai, Xenophora textilina, Xenophora willisi, Xenophora zitteli
Type specimen: SMF 323039, a shell. Its type locality is DV 631-8 [Paracas Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/sandstone in the Paracas Formation of Peru.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (2 collections)
• Eocene of Peru (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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