Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Alternative combination: Proximitra cretacea
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Mitra according to R. B. Stewart 1927
See also Gabb 1864, Gabb 1869, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Turner 1938
Sister taxa: Mitra (Atrimitra), Mitra (Chrysame), Mitra (Eumitra), Mitra (Nebularia), Mitra (Pleioptygma), Mitra (Strigatella), Mitra (Tiara), Mitra acuminata, Mitra almagrensis, Mitra apposita, Mitra berlineri, Mitra bucciniformis, Mitra cancellina, Mitra carinata, Mitra cellulifera, Mitra chinensis, Mitra citharella, Mitra clementensis, Mitra comicula, Mitra crebricosta, Mitra douglasensis, Mitra dufesnei, Mitra elongata, Mitra fusellina, Mitra granatinaeformis, Mitra graniformis, Mitra hammakeri, Mitra henekeni, Mitra inquinata, Mitra jenkinsi, Mitra lenhilli, Mitra limata, Mitra litterata, Mitra lowei, Mitra lugubris, Mitra marginata, Mitra mariana, Mitra marylandica, Mitra maura, Mitra minori, Mitra mississippiensis, Mitra mixta, Mitra mutica, Mitra nodulosa, Mitra plicatella, Mitra plicifera, Mitra poas, Mitra quemadica, Mitra quilonensis, Mitra raricosta, Mitra rosacea, Mitra rudis, Mitra saltata, Mitra sandieguitoensis, Mitra simplicissima, Mitra singuensis, Mitra slevini, Mitra staminea, Mitra stefaninii, Mitra syra, Mitra terebellum, Mitra terebraeformis, Mitra titan, Mitra uvasana, Mitra variabilis, Mitra vicksburgensis, Mitra vincentiana, Mitra washingtoniana, Mitra yasila
Type specimen: ANSP 4302
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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