Cymatium femorale Linnaeus 1758 (triton shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Alternative combinations: Lotorium femorale, Murex femorale, Nyctilochus femorale, Triton (Cymatium) femorale, Triton femorale, Tritonium (Cymatium) femorale, Tritonium femorale
Synonyms: Lotorium lotor Montfort 1810, Septa triangularis Perry 1811
Belongs to Cymatium according to A. G. Beu 2010
Sister taxa: Cymatium (Cymatium), Cymatium (Gelagna), Cymatium (Gutturnium), Cymatium (Lotoria), Cymatium cecilianum, Cymatium praefemorale, Cymatium revolutum, Lotorium nassariforme
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Colombia (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2), Jamaica (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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