Magilus Monfort 1810 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Parent taxon: Magilidae according to H. S. Ladd 1977
See also MacNeil 1960, Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1994
Sister taxa: Coralliobia, Lowenstamia
Subtaxa: Magilus antiquus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Japan (2), the Seychelles (2)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Indonesia (3), Japan (1), Poland (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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