Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alternative combination: Alectrion terebratula
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)
Belongs to Tritiaria according to B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham 1946
See also Olsson 1928
Sister taxa: Nassarius (Tritiaria) peralta, Tritiaria chira, Tritiaria ecuadoriana, Tritiaria hilli, Tritiaria jacksonensis, Tritiaria magnooostatus, Tritiaria vicksburgensis, Tritiaria waynensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Negritos [Saman Conglomerate, Saman Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal conglomerate in the Saman Formation of Peru
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (1 collection), Peru (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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