Murexiella (Murexiella) crispangula Heilprin 1897 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Chicoreus crispangula, Murex (Chicoreus) crispangula, Murex crispangula

Synonyms: Chicoreus larvaecosta Heilprin 1887, Murex (Chicoreus) larvaecosta Heilprin 1887, Murex larvaecosta Heilprin 1887

Belongs to Murexiella (Murexiella) according to E. H. Vokes 1968

Sister taxa: Murexiella (Murexiella) calhounensis, Murexiella (Murexiella) glypta, Murexiella (Murexiella) graceae, Murexiella (Murexiella) hidalgoi, Murexiella (Murexiella) levicula, Murexiella (Murexiella) mantelli, Murexiella (Murexiella) petiti, Murexiella (Murexiella) puntagordanum, Murexiella (Murexiella) shilohensis, Murexiella (Murexiella) veracruzana

Type specimens:

  • Murexiella (Murexiella) crispangula: Wagner Free Inst. Sci. 867, 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.
  • Chicoreus larvaecosta: Wagner Free Inst. Sci. 867, a shell.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida collection)

• Eocene of United States (1: Alabama)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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