Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Trophon (Forreria)
Parent taxon: Ocenebrinae according to K. C.. Vaught et al. 1989
See also Addicott 1970, Arnold 1909 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthina, Califostoma, Carhuaspina, Crassilabrum, Eupleura, Herminespina, Jsowerbya, Kestocenebra, Mariasalpinx, Muregina, Pterorytis, Pterynopsis, Tactilispina, Urosalpinx, Vokesinotus
Subtaxa: Forreria belcheri Forreria cancellaroides Forreria coalingense Forreria emersoni Trophon (Forreria) bartoni
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (12: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (3), United States (9: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Mexico (2), United States (18: California)
Total: 46 collections including 48 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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