Euspira obliquata

Gastropod
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Taxon: Euspira obliquata (Hall and Meek)
Locality: Pueblo County, CO
Age: Cretaceous Period, Upper Campanian Stage
Rock unit: Baculites scotti zone of Pierre Shale
Collector: W. Itano

This small gastropod is one of the most common in the Pierre Shale. A good reference for Pierre Shale gastropods is N. F. Sohl. 1967, "Upper Cretaceous Gastropods from the Pierre Shale at Red Bird, Wyoming," USGS Prof. Paper 393-B. (Length of gastropod 1.5 cm.)


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