Siphonalia (Kelletia) subspadicea Vredenburg 1921 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Full reference: E. Vredenburg. 1921. Note on the marine fossils collected by Mr Pinfold in the Garo Hills. Records of the Geological Survey of India 51(3):303-337

Belongs to Siphonalia (Kelletia) according to P. N. Mukerjee 1939

Sister taxa: Chrysodomus (Kelletia) constricta, Kelletia (Kelletia), Kelletia dilatata, Kelletia ecuadorium, Kelletia kelletii, Kelletia lorata, Kelletia posoensis, Kelletia rugosa, Kelletia vladimiri, Siphonalia (Kelletia) carquinensis, Siphonalia (Kelletia) indica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) iravadica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) kelletii, Siphonalia (Kelletia) mekranica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) merriami, Siphonalia (Kelletia) nodulosa

Type specimen: Unknown number, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Guam (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Fiji (1), Japan (1)

• Miocene of India (3)

Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences

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