Lepicythara heptagona Gabb 1873

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Alternative combinations: Cythara heptagona, Mangelia heptagona

Synonyms: Cythara cercadica Maury 1917, Cythara costaricensis Olsson 1922, Cythara terminula costaricensis Olsson 1922

Belongs to Lepicythara according to M. C. Perrilliat 1992

See also Brown and Pilsbry 1911, Maury 1917, Oinomikado 1939, Olsson 1922, Weisbord 1929 and Woodring 1970

Sister taxa: Lepicythara basilissa, Lepicythara camaronensis, Lepicythara terminula, Lepicythara turrita, Lepicythara veracruzana

Type specimens:

  • Lepicythara heptagona: ANSP 2915, a shell
  • Cythara cercadica:
  • Cythara costaricensis:

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Colombia (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (1)

• Miocene of Panama (4)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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