Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Murex sabinola
Synonym: Murex veatchi Palmer 1937 [replaced name]
Belongs to Pterynotus (Pterynotus) according to E. H. Vokes 1970
Sister taxa: Pterynotus (Pterynotus) burnsii, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bushae, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) havanensis, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) hoerlei, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) matthewsensis, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) micropterus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) phaneus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) pinnatus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) posti, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) propeposti, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) rufirupicolus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) stenzeli, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) washingtonicus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) weisbordi
Type specimens:
- Pterynotus (Pterynotus) sabinola: PRI 3012, a shell
- Murex veatchi:
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Louisiana, Texas collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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