Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Vokes and D'Attilio 1980
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Pygmaepterys alfredensis Pygmaepterys drezi Pygmaepterys germainae Pygmaepterys pratulum
Type: Murex alfredensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2 collections), the Dominican Republic (3)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), United States (5: Florida)
Total: 11 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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