†Xanthochorus xuster DeVries 2005 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: T. J. DeVries. 2005. The Late Cenozoic history of Xanthochorus Fischer, 1884 (GastropodaL Muricidae) in western South America. The Veliger 47(4):259-276
Belongs to Xanthochorus according to T. J. DeVries 2005
Sister taxa: Xanthochorus aculeata, Xanthochorus buxeus, Xanthochorus cassidiformis, Xanthochorus eripepomis, Xanthochorus ochuroma, Xanthochorus stephanicus
Type specimen: UWBM 97402, a partial shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Peru (3 collections)
• Pliocene of Peru (6)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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