Hesperisternia karinae Nowell-Usticke 1959 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combinations: Cantharus karinae, Engina karinae, Pisania karinae
Belongs to Hesperisternia according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
Sister taxa: Hesperisternia corrugata, Hesperisternia miamiensis, Hesperisternia multangulus, Hesperisternia scissus, Hesperisternia tortugera, Hesperisternia waltonia
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1 collection), Venezuela (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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