†Varicosipho asperulus Tate 1888 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combination: Sipho asperulus
Full reference: R. Tate. 1888. The gastropods of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 1). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Australia 10:91-171
Belongs to Varicosipho according to T. A. Darragh 1970
See also Tate 1888
Sister taxa: Varicosipho crebrigranosus, Varicosipho labrosus, Varicosipho styliformis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (lower bed) (Miocene of Australia)
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