†Antillophos (Antillophos) monachus Woodring 1964 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1964. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Columbellidae to Volutidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(C):241-297
Belongs to Antillophos (Antillophos) according to W. P. Woodring 1964
Sister taxa: Antillophos (Antillophos) mexicanus, Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei, Antillophos (Antillophos) rutschi, Antillophos (Antillophos) veraguensis
Type specimen: USNM 643662, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Woodring Loc. 183 - western area [upper Gatun Fm] (Miocene of Panama)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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