Pseudofax Finlay and Marwick 1937 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Parent taxon: Buccininae according to J. D. Stilwell et al. 2004

See also Beu et al. 1990, Chiesa et al. 1995 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Angistoma, Austrobuccinum, Buccinini, Buccinulini, Buccinum, Colini, Coptochetus, Corneobuccinum, Eripachya, Euryochetus, Exilioidea, Fax, Kapala, Liomesini, Plicibuccinum, Strombinophos, Thysanobuccinum

Subtaxa: Pseudofax costellatus Pseudofax ordinarius Pseudofax paucus Pseudofax solitaria Pseudofax suroinflatus Pseudofax weddellensis

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Type: Phos ordinarius

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection)

• Eocene of Antarctica (2), New Zealand (2)

• Paleocene of Antarctica (1), Argentina (2), Australia (1), New Zealand (3)

Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences

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