†Mariasalpinx 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: Ocenebrinae according to E. J. Petuch 1988
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthina, Califostoma, Carhuaspina, Crassilabrum, Eupleura, Forreria, Herminespina, Jsowerbya, Kestocenebra, Muregina, Pterorytis, Pterynopsis, Tactilispina, Urosalpinx, Vokesinotus
Subtaxa: Mariasalpinx emilyae
Type: Mariasalpinx emilyae
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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