Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Full reference: A. K. Dey. 1961. The Miocene Mollusca from Quilon, Kerala (India). Palaeontologica Indica 36
Belongs to Siphonalia (Kelletia) according to A. K. Dey 1961
Sister taxa: Chrysodomus (Kelletia) constricta, Kelletia (Kelletia), Kelletia dilatata, Kelletia ecuadorium, Kelletia kelletii, Kelletia lorata, Kelletia posoensis, Kelletia rugosa, Kelletia vladimiri, Siphonalia (Kelletia) carquinensis, Siphonalia (Kelletia) iravadica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) kelletii, Siphonalia (Kelletia) mekranica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) merriami, Siphonalia (Kelletia) nodulosa, Siphonalia (Kelletia) subspadicea
Type specimen: Its type locality is Quilon Limestone (Quilon, Kerala), which is in a Miocene carbonate limestone in the Quilon Limestone Formation of India
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Quilon Limestone (Quilon, Kerala)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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