Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: T. J. DeVries and G. J. Vermeij. 1997. Herminespina: New Genus of Neogene Muricid Gastropod from Peru and Chile. Journal of Paleontology 71(4):610-615
Parent taxon: Ocenebrinae according to T. J. DeVries and G. J. Vermeij 1997
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthina, Califostoma, Carhuaspina, Crassilabrum, Eupleura, Forreria, Jsowerbya, Kestocenebra, Mariasalpinx, Muregina, Pterorytis, Pterynopsis, Tactilispina, Urosalpinx, Vokesinotus
Subtaxa: Herminespina mirabilis Herminespina philippi Herminespina saskiae
Type: Monoceros mirabilis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Chile (3 collections), Peru (13)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Peru (5)
Total: 23 collections including 26 occurrences
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