Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: T. J. DeVries. 2007. Three new Pliocene species of Stramonita Schumacher, 1817 (Murcidae: Rapaninae) from Western South America and the evolution of modern Stramonita chocolata (Duclos, 1832). The Veliger 48(4):247-259
Belongs to Stramonita according to T. J. DeVries 2007
Sister taxa: Purpura (Stramonita) angulata, Stramonita brasiliensis, Stramonita canaliculata, Stramonita chocolata, Stramonita delessertiana, Stramonita floridana, Stramonita haemostoma, Stramonita penelaevis, Stramonita rustica, Stramonita semiplicata, Stramonita zinsmeisteri, Thais (Stramonita) exilis, Thais (Stramonita) ponderosa
Type specimen: UWBM 97660, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at DV 423-3 [terrace] (Pliocene of Peru)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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