†Herminespina saskiae DeVries and Vermeij 1997 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: T. J. DeVries and G. J. Vermeij. 1997. Herminespina: New Genus of Neogene Muricid Gastropod from Peru and Chile. Journal of Paleontology 71(4):610-615
Belongs to Herminespina according to T. J. DeVries and G. J. Vermeij 1997
Sister taxa: Herminespina mirabilis, Herminespina philippi
Type specimen: USNM 447150, a partial shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Peru (8 collections)
• Miocene of Peru (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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