Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1975. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part VI - Aspella and Dermomurex. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 11(3):121-162
Belongs to Dermomurex (Dermomurex) according to E. H. Vokes 1975
Sister taxa: Dermomurex (Dermomurex) elizabethae, Dermomurex (Dermomurex) engonatus, Dermomurex (Dermomurex) jani, Dermomurex (Dermomurex) pauperculus, Dermomurex (Dermomurex) scalaroides
Type specimen: USNM 647442, a shell. Its type locality is TU 810 - Taylor Branch [Chipola Fm], which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: Florida collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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