Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum Gmelin 1791 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Murex (Phyllonotus) pomum, Murex pomum, Phyllonotus pomum

Belongs to Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) according to E. H. Vokes 1989

See also Abbott 1974 and Olsson and Harbison 1953

Sister taxa: Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) gardnerae, Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) infrequens, Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomatus, Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) praepauxillus, Hexaplex (Phyllonotus) pomiformis, Phyllonotus imperialis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Cuba (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (2), Haiti (1), Panama (1), United States (13: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Jamaica (1), Mexico (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), Venezuela (5)

• Miocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1)

Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence

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