Cochlespira pulcherrima Edwards 1857 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae

Alternative combinations: Ancistrosyrinx terebralis pulcherrima, Pleurotoma pulcherrima

Belongs to Cochlespira according to P. Jeffery and S. Tracey 1997

Sister taxa: Cochlespira bella, Cochlespira engonata, Cochlespira gyrata, Ancistrosyrinx volgeri, Ancistrosyrinx terebralis, Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) miranda, Ancistrosyrinx columbaria, Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) radiata, Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) dalli, Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) elegans, Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) cedonulli

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Division B2, Bursledon Brickworks (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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