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Cassiopidae

Cassiopidae

Overview

Cassiopidae Beurlen, 1967

Common Name: 

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: The Cassiopidae prefer nearshore environments.

        SIZE:

Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Mobile

        FEEDING MODE: Herbivore

        HABITAT: Epifaunal

Sources:

Akers, R. E. and T. J. Akers, 1997. Texas Cretaceous Gastropods. Texas Paleontology Series Number 6, Paleontology Section of the Houston Gem and Mineral Society, Houston.


Genera of Cassiopidae present in the Cretaceous of the Western Interior Seaway