†Xymenopsis hero Frassinetti and Covacevich 1995 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: D. Frassinetti and V. Covacevich. 1995. Moluscos del Plioceno Superior marino de Isla Guamblín Archípelago de los Chonos, sur de Chile. Revista Geológica de Chile 22(1):47-73
Belongs to Xymenopsis according to D. Frassinetti and V Covacevich 1995
Sister taxa: Xymenopsis buccinea, Xymenopsis dispar, Xymenopsis liratus, Xymenopsis muriciformis
Type specimen: SGO.PI.4210, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Xymenopsis hero in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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