Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: D. Merle. 2002. Eofavartia, a new genus of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Lower Palaeogene of the Atlantic Ocean: implications for the radiation of the Muricopsinae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1971. Comptes Rendus Palevol 1(3):167-172
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to D. Merle 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, 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, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Eofavartia frondosa
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Units S1-S9, Selsey Peninsula, West Sussex (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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