Hyalina (Serrata) arabica Abbass 1967 (margin shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Full reference: H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154

Belongs to Hyalina (Serrata) according to H. L. Abbass 1967

Sister taxa: Marginella (Serrata) brithia, Marginella (Serrata) chipolana, Marginella (Serrata) coloba, Marginella (Serrata) cornelliana, Marginella (Serrata) critha, Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides, Marginella (Serrata) euancycla, Marginella (Serrata) eurystoma, Marginella (Serrata) nanna, Marginella (Serrata) pakistanica, Marginella (Serrata) teglandae, Marginella (Serrata) vadosa, Marginella (Serrata) xanthophaes, Serrata glaphyra, Serrata mauryae

Type specimen: G472, a shell.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Egypt 10 (Fayium) (Eocene of Egypt)

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