Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Murex (Ceratostoma)
Invalid subtaxa: Cerostoma Conrad 1837 [replaced name], Murex (Cerostoma) Conrad 1837 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Thaidinae according to E. H. Vokes 1989
See also Addicott 1970, MacNeil 1960 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agnewia, Drupina, Haustrum, Lepsiella, Pinaxia, Vexilla
Subtaxa: Ceratostoma (Microrhytis) Ceratostoma foliatum Ceratostoma monoceros Ceratostoma nuttalli
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), Mexico (1), United States (16: California)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (2), Japan (1)
• Miocene of Ecuador (1), Japan (1), Mexico (2), United States (3: California)
Total: 28 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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