Calophos plicatilis Bose 1906 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Alternative combinations: Cominella plicatilis, Dorsanum plicatile, Dorsanum plicatilum

Synonym: Phos springvaleensis Rutsch 1942

Full reference: E. Bose. 1906. Sobre algunas faunas terciarias. Boletin del Instituto Geologico de Mexico 22

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

See also Bose 1906, Mansfield 1930 and Woodring 1964

Sister taxa: Calophos ectyphus, Calophos golfoyaquensis, Calophos inornatus, Calophos rohri, Calophos wilsoni

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Mexico (1 collection), Venezuela (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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