Vanikoridae

Overview

Vanikoridae Gray, 1840

Common Name: 

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: The gyrotropidae have thick shells with strong sculpture of ribbing, bumps, and ridges.

        SIZE:

Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Mobile

        FEEDING MODE: Herbivore

        HABITAT: Epifaunal

Sources:

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

Vanikoropsis