Linatella caudata Gmelin 1791 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combinations: Buccinum caudatum, Cymatium (Cymatium) caudatum

Synonyms: Cassidaria cingulata Lamarck 1822, Cassis (Semicassis) tegalensis Martin 1899, Cymatium (Linatella) cingulatum Lamarck 1822, Cymatium (Linatella) cutaceum Lamarck 1816, Cymatium (Linatella) floridanum Mansfield 1930, Cymatium (Linatella) krenkeli Cox 1930, Cymatium (Linatella) poulsenii Mörch 1853, Cymatium cingulatum Lamarck 1822, Cymatium cutaceum Lamarck 1816, Dolium losariense Martin 1899, Fusus cutaceus Lamarck 1816, Linatella neptunia Garrard 1963, Neptunea szukouensis Hu and Tao 1991, Triton (Linatella) poulsenii Mörch 1853

Belongs to Linatella according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010

See also Beu 2010, Oostingh 1935 and Vredenburg 1925

Sister taxon: Linatella (Linatella)

Subtaxa: Dolium losariense mekranica

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Morocco (3 collections), Panama (2), South Africa (1), Spain (1)

• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), Japan (1), Panama (1), United States (2: Florida), Venezuela (7)

• Miocene of Costa Rica (1)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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