Editharus polygonus Lamarck 1803 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combinations: Cantharus (Cantharus) polygonus, Cantharus polygonus, Fusus polygonus, Tritonidea polygona

Full reference: J. B. Lamarck. 1803. Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 2:315-321

Belongs to Editharus according to G. J. Vermeij and P. Lozouet 2012

See also Harzhauser 2004, Lamarck 1803 and Vermeij 2001

Sister taxa: Editharus angulilabris, Editharus berellensis, Editharus ditropis, Editharus dumasi, Editharus labiatus, Editharus marcellini, Editharus roncanus, Editharus vasseuri

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (2 collections), Italy (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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