Paziella trochispira Tate 1888 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Murex (Ocenebra) trochispira

Full reference: R. Tate. 1888. The gastropods of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 1). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Australia 10:91-171

Belongs to Paziella according to T. A. Darragh 1970

See also Tate 1888

Sister taxa: Hexaplex (Paziella) ewekoroensis, Paziella eyrei, Paziella graniformis, Paziella legrandi, Paziella subcoronata, Poirieria (Paziella) atlantis, Poirieria (Paziella) dominicensis, Poirieria (Paziella) harrisi, Poirieria (Paziella) nuttingi, Poirieria (Paziella) oregonia, Poirieria (Paziella) pazi, Poirieria (Paziella) petuchi, Poirieria (Paziella) septima, Poirieria (Paziella) werneri

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (lower bed) (Miocene of Australia)

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