Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Murex (Haustellum) adelosus
Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1989. Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic 8. The Family Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletins of American Paleontology. Bulletins of American Paleontology 97(332):1-94
Belongs to Siratus according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Vokes 1989
Sister taxa: Chicoreus (Siratus) amplius, Chicoreus (Siratus) articulatus, Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis, Chicoreus (Siratus) eumekes, Chicoreus (Siratus) formosus, Chicoreus (Siratus) juliagardnerae, Chicoreus (Siratus) yaquensis, Siratus amblyceras, Siratus dennanti
Type specimen: NMB H 17000, a shell. Its type locality is NMB Loc. 16818 - Río Cano [Gurabo Fm], which is in a Zanclean reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Gurabo Formation of the Dominican Republic.
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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