Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Murex (Phyllonotus) engonatus supernus
Full reference: G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer. 1947. The Mollusca of the Mississippi Embayment (Sabine River to the Alabama River). Pt. II. Univalves and index. Bulletins of American Paleontology 30(117):207-563
Belongs to Hexaplex (Hexaplex) according to E. H. Vokes 1968
Sister taxa: Hexaplex (Hexaplex) colei, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) etheringtoni, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) fulvescens, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) katherinae, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) marksi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) silvaticus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) strausi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) texanus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) veatchi
Type specimen: PRI 4653, a shell
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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