Tiara junghuhni Martin 1879 (mitre shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Alternative combinations: Mitra (Scabricula) junghuhni, Mitra (Tiara) junghuhni, Mitra junghuhni

Full reference: K. Martin. 1879. Die Tertiärschichten auf Java. Nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn. Geologische-Reichsmuseum 1-164

Belongs to Tiara according to L. W. van den Hoek Ostende et al. 2002

See also Martin 1879

Sister taxa: Mitra (Tiara) bolivarensis, Mitra (Tiara) desmia, Mitra (Tiara) gigantea, Mitra (Tiara) grateloupi, Mitra (Tiara) isabella, Mitra (Tiara) lajoyi, Mitra (Tiara) mosaensis, Mitra (Tiara) substriatula, Mitra (Tiara) tegalensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Junghuhn’s Locality R [Nanggulan Gp] (Eocene of Indonesia)

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