†Protobusycon Wade 1917 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Parent taxon: Melongenidae according to L. R. Saul 1988
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Sohl 1964
Sister taxa: Busyconinae, Cornulina, Echinofulgurinae, Fascioplex, Fyfea, Levifusus, Lomirosa, Melongeninae, Nipponitys, Palaeatractus, Pseudomazzalina, Pugilina, Pyrifusus, Saginafusus, Saturnus, Sycostoma, Torquifer, Tropochasca, Volema
Subtaxa: Protobusycon binodosum Protobusycon cretaceum Protobusycon judithae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (5: California collections)
• Cretaceous of United States (7: Mississippi, Tennessee)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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