Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Murex (Phyllonotus) mantelli, Murex mantelli
Belongs to Murexiella (Murexiella) according to E. H. Vokes 1968
Sister taxa: Murexiella (Murexiella) calhounensis, Murexiella (Murexiella) crispangula, Murexiella (Murexiella) glypta, Murexiella (Murexiella) graceae, Murexiella (Murexiella) hidalgoi, Murexiella (Murexiella) levicula, Murexiella (Murexiella) petiti, Murexiella (Murexiella) puntagordanum, Murexiella (Murexiella) shilohensis, Murexiella (Murexiella) veracruzana
Type specimen: ANSP 14231, a shell. Its type locality is TU 78 - Claiborne Bluff [Gosport Sand], which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the Gosport Sand Formation of Alabama.
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Alabama, Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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