Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
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 Puncturella according to J. W. Durham 1944
Sister taxa: Puncturella (Cranopsis), Puncturella (Fissurisepta), Puncturella (Puncturella), Puncturella (Rixa), Puncturella conica, Puncturella cooperi, Puncturella delosi, Puncturella galeata, Puncturella jacksonensis, Puncturella longifissa, Puncturella mcleani, Puncturella multistriata, Puncturella noachina, Puncturella punctocostata, Puncturella rothi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mats-Mats Bay, which is in a Priabonian marine conglomerate/sandstone in the Quimper Formation of Washington
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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