†Chesatrophon Petuch 1988 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1988. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks 1-217
Parent taxon: Trophoninae according to E. J. Petuch 1988
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anatrophon, Apixystus, Benthoxystus, Enatimene, Enixotrophon, Eopaziella, Gemixystus, Lenitrophon, Litozamia, Paratrophon, Scabrotrophon, Terefundus, Trophon, Vesanula, Xanthochorus, Xenotrophon, Xymene, Xymenopsis
Subtaxa: Chesatrophon chesapeakeanus
Type: Trophon chesapeakeanus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Chancellor Point [St. Marys Fm] (Miocene of Maryland)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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