†Neverita (Neverita) washingtonensis Weaver 1916 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Synonyms: Cryptonatica pittsburgensis Moore 1976, Polinices (Euspira) rectus Tegland 1933

Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1916. Tertiary faunal horizons of western Washington. University of Washington Publications in Geology 1(1):1-67

Belongs to Neverita (Neverita) according to L. Marincovich 1977

See also Durham 1944 and Moore 1976

Sister taxa: Neverita (Neverita) globosa, Neverita (Neverita) kirkensis, Neverita (Neverita) lamonae, Neverita (Neverita) nana, Neverita (Neverita) politiana

Type specimens:

  • Neverita (Neverita) washingtonensis: CAS 7516, a shell
  • Cryptonatica pittsburgensis: USNM 213951, a shell.
  • Polinices (Euspira) rectus: UCMP 32191.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: Alaska collection)

• Oligocene of United States (16: Oregon, Washington)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)

• Eocene of United States (2: Oregon)

• Paleocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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