Cymatophos paraguanensis Hodson and Hodson 1931 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combination: Phos paraguanensis

Belongs to Cymatophos according to E. J. Petuch 1988

See also Woodring 1964

Sister taxa: Cymatophos acolus, Cymatophos beteyensis, Cymatophos crassus, Cymatophos galerus, Cymatophos glareosus, Cymatophos hodsoni, Cymatophos semicostatus, Cymatophos subsemicostatus, Cymatophos tuberaensis, Cymatophos turbacoensis, Cymatophos veatchi

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (1 collection), Venezuela (5)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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