Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Purpura (Jaton)
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to B. Landau et al. 2007
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Jaton carpenteri
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Spain (3), United States (2: California)
• Miocene of France (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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