Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1974. Notes on Chicoreus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Cenozoic of the Western Atlantic region with the description on new species. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 11(2):81-95
Belongs to Chicoreus (Chicoreus) according to E. H. Vokes 1974
Sister taxa: Chicoreus (Chicoreus) aquitanicus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) bullisi, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) clausii, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) corrigendum, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cosmani, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) dilectus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) dujardinoides, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) elusivus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) enigmaticus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) floridanus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) folidodes, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) lepidotus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) mergus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) spectrum, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) xestos
Type specimen: USNM 647117, a shell. Its type locality is TU 954 - Pueblo Nuevo [Moin Fm], which is in a Pliocene coastal horizon in the Moin Formation of Costa Rica.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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