Cymatophos hodsoni Olsson 1932 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combination: Phos hodsoni

Belongs to Cymatophos according to W. P. Woodring 1964

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

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lower Zoritos Fm - Quebrada La Cruz (Miocene of Peru)

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