Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Murex (Phyllonotus) gatunensis, Murex gatunensis, Paziella (Panamurex) gatunensis
Full reference: A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry. 1911. Fauna of the Gatun Formation, Isthmus of Panama. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciencesof Philadelphia 63(2):336-373
Belongs to Poirieria (Panamurex) according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Vokes 1970 and Woodring 1959
Sister taxa: Poirieria (Panamurex) alaquaensis, Poirieria (Panamurex) carnicolor, Poirieria (Panamurex) clarksvillensis, Poirieria (Panamurex) dubitalis, Poirieria (Panamurex) eugeniae, Poirieria (Panamurex) fusinoides, Poirieria (Panamurex) gabbi, Poirieria (Panamurex) heilprini, Poirieria (Panamurex) hutchinsoni, Poirieria (Panamurex) laccopoia, Poirieria (Panamurex) lychnia, Poirieria (Panamurex) macneili, Poirieria (Panamurex) mauryae, Poirieria (Panamurex) phagon, Poirieria (Panamurex) recticanalis, Poirieria (Panamurex) velero
Type specimen: ANSP 1720, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Venezuela (3 collections)
• Miocene of Panama (13), Venezuela (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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