Varicosipho styliformis Tenison-Woods 1879 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combinations: Fusus styliformis, Sipho styliformis

Belongs to Varicosipho according to T. A. Darragh 1970

See also Tate 1888

Sister taxa: Varicosipho asperulus, Varicosipho crebrigranosus, Varicosipho labrosus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (lower bed) (Miocene of Australia)

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