†Cymia (Cymia) henekeni Maury 1917 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Cymia henekeni
Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43
Belongs to Cymia (Cymia) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Maury 1917
Sister taxa: Cymia (Cymia) brightoniana, Cymia (Cymia) cheloma
Type specimen: Holotype (no number), a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (13 collections), Haiti (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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