Antillophos posunculensis Anderson and Martin 1914 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combination: Amphissa posunculensis

Synonyms: Antillophos dumbleana Anderson 1905, Pleurotoma (Clathurella) dumblei Anderson 1905, Tritiaria (Antillophos) dumblei Anderson 1905

Full reference: F. M. Anderson and B. Martin. 1914. Neocene record in the Temblor Basin, California, and Neocene deposits of the San Juan District, San Luis Obispo County. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 4(3):15-112

Belongs to Antillophos according to W.O. Addicott 1970

See also Anderson 1905, Anderson and Martin 1914, Etherington 1931, Hanna 1924 and Moore 1963

Sister taxa: Antillophos (Antillophos), Antillophos (Rhipophos), Antillophos candeanus, Antillophos elegans, Antillophos estrellensis, Antillophos fictilis, Antillophos pirabica, Antillophos woodringi, Tritiaria (Antillophos) landesi

Subtaxa: Antillophos dumbleana chehalisensis

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Type specimens:

  • Antillophos posunculensis: CAS 153
  • Pleurotoma (Clathurella) dumblei:

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: California, Oregon collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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