Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: L. G. Hertlein and E. K. Jordan. 1927. Paleontology of the Miocene of Lower California. Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences 16(19):605-647
Belongs to Cymia according to M.C. Perrilliat 1987
Sister taxa: Cymia (Cymia), Cymia berryi, Cymia cocoditana, Cymia michaocanensis, Cymia sacellum, Cymia sekii, Cymia woodii, Thais (Cymia) carinifera, Thais (Cymia) costata, Thais (Cymia) javanica, Thais (Cymia) preangerensis
Type specimen: LSJU 66, a shell. Its type locality is LSJU Loc. 66, San Ignacio [Isidro Fm], which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Isidro Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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