Solenosteira suwanneensis Petuch 1997 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1997. A new gastropod fauna from an Oligocene back-reef lagoonal environment in west central Florida. The Nautilus 110(4):122-138

Belongs to Solenosteira according to E. J. Petuch 1997

Sister taxa: Solenosteira (Fusinosteira), Solenosteira (Solenosteira), Solenosteira angelensis, Solenosteira anomala, Solenosteira braumuelleri, Solenosteira cancellaria, Solenosteira chiriquiensis, Solenosteira merriami, Solenosteira vaughani, Solenosteira venturana

Type specimen: UF 75984, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Terramar Pit [Suwannee Limestone] (Oligocene of Florida)

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