Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: T. J. DeVries. 2007. Three new Pliocene species of Stramonita Schumacher, 1817 (Murcidae: Rapaninae) from Western South America and the evolution of modern Stramonita chocolata (Duclos, 1832). The Veliger 48(4):247-259
Belongs to Stramonita according to T. J. DeVries 2007
Sister taxa: Purpura (Stramonita) angulata, Stramonita brasiliensis, Stramonita canaliculata, Stramonita chocolata, Stramonita delessertiana, Stramonita floridana, Stramonita haemostoma, Stramonita huaricanganensis, Stramonita penelaevis, Stramonita rustica, Stramonita semiplicata, Thais (Stramonita) exilis, Thais (Stramonita) imperialis, Thais (Stramonita) ponderosa
Type specimen: UUCMP 156004, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Arauco Peninsula, Huenteguapi Sandstone Fm (Pliocene of Chile)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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