Proscaphella quemadensis Ihering 1987 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Alternative combination: Voluta quemadensis

Belongs to Proscaphella according to D. Frassinetti and V. Covacevich 1999

Sister taxa: Miomelon alarconi, Miomelon dorbignyana, Miomelon eltanini, Miomelon gracilis, Miomelon lautaroi, Miomelon pelantaroi, Miomelon philippiana, Miomelon turnerae, Proscaphella cossmanni, Proscaphella santacrucensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Loc. 2 [Guadal Formation] (Miocene of Chile)

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