Uromitra syntomum Woodring 1928 (ribbed mitre)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae

Alternative combination: Vexillum (Uromitra) syntomum

Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies

Belongs to Uromitra according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Woodring 1928

Sister taxa: Uromitra antegressa, Uromitra barnardensis, Uromitra bristoli, Uromitra callipictum, Uromitra cucurrupiensis, Uromitra cupressina, Uromitra elachista, Uromitra gracilis, Uromitra grantensis, Uromitra holmesii, Uromitra scopuli, Uromitra styria, Uromitra tortuosa, Uromitra tortuosellum, Uromitra uncidum, Uromitra voraginosum, Vexillum (Uromitra) plicatulum, Vexillum (Uromitra) pseudorecticosta

Type specimen: USNM 369438, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bowden Formation (Woodring 1925, 1928 Checklist) (Pliocene of Jamaica)

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