†Cymatium praefemorale Maury 1917 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combination: Lotorium praefemorale

Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43

Belongs to Cymatium according to A. G. Beu 2010

See also Maury 1917

Sister taxa: Cymatium (Cymatium), Cymatium (Gelagna), Cymatium (Gutturnium), Cymatium (Lotoria), Cymatium cecilianum, Cymatium femorale, Cymatium revolutum, Lotorium nassariforme

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (7 collections)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (5)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (14)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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