†Cymatium praefemorale Maury 1917 (triton shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Alternative combination: Lotorium praefemorale
Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43
Belongs to Cymatium according to A. G. Beu 2010
See also Maury 1917
Sister taxa: Cymatium (Cymatium), Cymatium (Gelagna), Cymatium (Gutturnium), Cymatium (Lotoria), Cymatium cecilianum, Cymatium femorale, Cymatium revolutum, Lotorium nassariforme
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (7 collections)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (5)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (14)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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