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Ringiculidae

Ringiculidae

Overview

Ringiculidae Philippi, 1853

Common Name: 

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: The shells of ringiculidae, although small in size, have large body whorls with a small spire and vary in the amount of ornamentation.

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Paleoecology: They are known from deep marine environments and lay eggs.

        MOBILITY: Mobile

        FEEDING MODE: Carnivore

        HABITAT: Epifaunal

Sources:


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