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†Cantharus (Eocantharus) Clark 1938 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative spelling: Eocantharus

Parent taxon: Cantharus according to B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham 1946

Sister taxa: Cantharus (Calicantharus), Cantharus (Cantharus), Cantharus (Endopachychilus), Cantharus (Pollia), Cantharus (Zeapollia), Cantharus andoi, Cantharus brongniartianus, Cantharus bucklandi, Cantharus cowlitzensis, Cantharus erythrostoma, Cantharus lugubris, Cantharus luliana, Cantharus martiniana, Cantharus occidentalis, Cantharus perrini, Cantharus polygona, Cantharus sanguinolentus, Cantharus tranquebaricus, Cantharus varicosus, Cantharus variegatus, Tritonidea (Cantharus) speciosa

Subtaxa: Cantharus (Eocantharus) colombiana Cantharus (Eocantharus) cowlitzensis Cantharus (Eocantharus) morrisii

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Colombia (1 collection), the United Kingdom (7), United States (2: California, Washington)

• Paleocene of Belgium (1), Poland (1)

Total: 12 collections including 15 occurrences

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