Bolinus Pusch 1837 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Murex (Bolinus)
Parent taxon: Muricinae according to B. Landau et al. 2007
See also Harzhauser 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Caelobassus, Chicomurex, Chicoreus, Crassimurex, Haustellum, Homolocantha, Maxwellia, Murex, Pazinotus, Phyllonotus, Poirieria, Vokesimurex
Subtaxa: Bolinus brandaris Murex (Bolinus) subtorularius
Type: Murex brandaris
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Saudi Arabia (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Cyprus (1), Italy (1), Spain (2)
• Miocene of Austria (2), Poland (1), Turkey (1)
Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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