Argobuccinum casus Kensley and Pether 1986 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Full reference: B. Kensley and J. Pether. 1986. Late Tertiary and Early Quaternary Fossil Mollusca for the Hondeklip Area, Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 97(6):141-225

Belongs to Argobuccinum according to B. Kensley and J. Pether 1986

Sister taxa: Argobuccinum (Argobuccinum), Argobuccinum arnoldi, Argobuccinum mediocre, Argobuccinum pustulosum, Argobuccinum scotiaensis, Argobuccinum tejonensis, Mediargo dilleri, Mediargo mathewsoni

Type specimen: SAM-PQ-A V523, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of South Africa (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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