Xanthochorus (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Parent taxon: Trophoninae according to T. J. DeVries 2005

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anatrophon, Apixystus, Benthoxystus, Chesatrophon, Enatimene, Enixotrophon, Eopaziella, Gemixystus, Lenitrophon, Litozamia, Paratrophon, Scabrotrophon, Terefundus, Trophon, Vesanula, Xenotrophon, Xymene, Xymenopsis

Subtaxa: Xanthochorus aculeata Xanthochorus buxeus Xanthochorus cassidiformis Xanthochorus eripepomis Xanthochorus ochuroma Xanthochorus stephanicus Xanthochorus xuster

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Type: Purpura cassidiformis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Chile (6 collections), Peru (6)

• Pliocene of Chile (2), Peru (16)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1)

• Miocene of Australia (1), Peru (3)

Total: 35 collections including 38 occurrences

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