Urosalpinx perrugata Conrad 1846 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Fusus perrugatus, Urosalpinx perrugatus
Belongs to Urosalpinx according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Urosalpinx archipatagonica, Urosalpinx cinerea, Urosalpinx coombsi, Urosalpinx cossmanni, Urosalpinx curtansata, Urosalpinx haneti, Urosalpinx hannibali, Urosalpinx kirbyi, Urosalpinx rusticus, Urosalpinx subangulata, Urosalpinx subrusticus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (11: Florida, North Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (2: North Carolina), Venezuela (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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