Siphonalia (Kelletia) indica Dey 1961 (true whelk)

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) iravadica, Siphonalia (Kelletia) mekranica, 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)

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