Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1988. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks 1-217
Belongs to Busycotypus according to E. J. Petuch 1988
Sister taxa: Busycotypus alveatum, Busycotypus canaliculatus, Busycotypus canaliferum, Busycotypus chesapeakensis, Busycotypus concinnum, Busycotypus conradi, Busycotypus coronatum, Busycotypus libertiense, Busycotypus propeincile, Busycotypus rugosum, Busycotypus scalarispira, Busycotypus spiratus
Type specimen: ANSP 52872, a shell. Its type locality is Chancellor Point [St. Marys Fm], which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the St Marys Formation of Maryland.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Chancellor Point [St. Marys Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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