Strombina (Spiralta) elegans Sowerby 1832 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Alternative combinations: Columbella (Strombina) elegans, Columbella elegans, Strombina (Strombina) elegans

Belongs to Strombina (Spiralta) according to P. Jung 1989

See also Keen 1971

Sister taxa: Strombina (Spiralta) falconensis, Strombina (Spiralta) guppyi, Strombina (Spiralta) maculosa

Type specimen: BMNH 1966249/1, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at FLMNH Loc. 4143 - Panama Canal [Pacific Muck] (Quaternary of Panama)

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