†Lacinia alveata Conrad 1833 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combination: Melongena alveata
Belongs to Lacinia according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966
See also CoBabe and Allmon 1994 and Palmer 1937
Sister taxa: Lacinia claibornensis, Lacinia dubia, Lacinia minbuensis
Type specimen: ANSP 14340, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (14: Alabama, Mississippi, Texas collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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