Polinices (Polinices) pijiguayensis Clark and Durham 1946 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Full reference: B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham. 1946. Eocene Faunas from the Department of Bolivar, Colombia. Geological Society of America Memoir 16:1-126

Belongs to Polinices (Polinices) according to B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham 1946

Sister taxa: Polinices (Polinices) amiculatus, Polinices (Polinices) aurantius, Polinices (Polinices) bifasciatus, Polinices (Polinices) gesteri, Polinices (Polinices) hornii, Polinices (Polinices) limi, Polinices (Polinices) otis, Polinices (Polinices) panamaensis, Polinices (Polinices) powisianus, Polinices (Polinices) susanaensis, Polinices (Polinices) woodsi

Type specimen: CAS 35017, a shell. Its type locality is UC S60, which is in the Eocene of sandstone/conglomerate Colombia.

Ecology: fast-moving semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at UC S60

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