Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: G. J. Vermeij. 1993. Spinucella, a new genus of Miocene to Pleistocene muricid gastropods from the eastern Atlantic. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 30(1-2):19-27
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to B. Landau et al. 2007
See also Vermeij 1993
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Spinucella plessisi Spinucella tetragona
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Morocco (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (3)
• Miocene of Denmark (1)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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