Nucella (Acanthinucella) (murex snail)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Acanthinucella
Parent taxon: Nucella according to Herm 1969
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Nucella canaliculata, Nucella etchegoinensis, Nucella incrassata, Nucella lamellosa, Nucella lapillus, Nucella praecingulata, Thais (Nucella) elsmerensis
Subtaxa: Acanthinucella emersoni Acanthinucella punctulata Acanthinucella spirata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (7 collections), United States (39: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (5: California)
Total: 52 collections including 54 occurrences