Concholepas unguis DeVries 1995 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: T. J. DeVries. 1995. Concholepas Lamarck, 1801 (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea): A Neogene genus native to South America. The Veliger 38(4):284-297

Belongs to Concholepas according to T. J. DeVries 1995

Sister taxa: Concholepas antiquatus, Concholepas camerata, Concholepas chirotensis, Concholepas concholepas, Concholepas drezi, Concholepas kieneri, Concholepas nodosa

Type specimen: USNM 447096, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Peru (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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