Corsania (Januncia) rhoga Saul and Squires 1997 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae

Full reference: L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires. 1997. New species of neritid gastropods from Cretaceous and Lower Cenozoic strata of the Pacific Slope of North America. The Veliger 40(2):131-147

Belongs to Corsania (Januncia) according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2002

See also Saul and Squires 1997

Sister taxa: Corsania (Januncia) janus, Corsania (Januncia) oraria, Corsania (Januncia) susana

Type specimen: LACMIP 7889, a shell. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 7047, which is in a Paleocene coastal sandstone in the Martinez Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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