†Calotrophon ascensus Vokes 1976 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1976. Cenozoic Muricidae of the western Atlantic region. Part VII - Calotrophon and Attiliosa. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 12(3):101-132
Belongs to Calotrophon according to E. H. Vokes 1976
Sister taxa: Calotrophon andrewsi, Calotrophon emilyae, Calotrophon ostrearum
Type specimen: USNM 240679, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at TU 954 - Pueblo Nuevo [Moin Fm] (Pliocene of Costa Rica)
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