Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: C. L. Moody. 1916. Fauna of the Fernando of Los Angeles. University of California, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 10(4):39-62
Belongs to Trophon (Boreotrophon) according to Soper and Grant 1932
Sister taxa: Boreotrophon apolyonis, Boreotrophon avalonensis, Boreotrophon clathratus, Boreotrophon eucymatus, Boreotrophon fleenerensis, Boreotrophon harasewychi, Boreotrophon laevis, Boreotrophon multicostatus, Boreotrophon orpheus, Boreotrophon pacificus, Boreotrophon pedroana, Boreotrophon raymondi, Boreotrophon stuarti, Boreotrophon tetricus, Boreotrophon triangulatus, Trophon (Boreotrophon) gracilis, Trophon (Boreotrophon) stuarti
Type specimen: UCMP 11088, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP 3030, Fourth and Hill Streets, Los Angeles, which is in a Piacenzian marine claystone in the Fernando Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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