Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1964. Neogene Mollusks From Northwestern Ecuador
Belongs to Cancellaria (Massyla) according to B. Landau et al. 2007
See also Olsson 1964
Sister taxa: Cancellaria (Massyla) runchaena, Cancellaria (Massyla) shirleyae, Massyla cantaurana, Massyla corpulenta, Massyla corrugata, Massyla cubaguaensis, Massyla cumingiana, Massyla distinguenda, Massyla emilyvokesae, Massyla lopezana, Massyla obtusa, Massyla perdiciana, Massyla propevenusta, Massyla terryi, Massyla toulai, Massyla venusta
Type specimen: USNM 643874, a shell. Its type locality is Telembi [Angostura Fm], which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal sandstone/conglomerate in the Angostura Formation of Ecuador.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Telembi [Angostura Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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