†Hesperisternia corrugata Gabb 1873 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combinations: Muricidea corrugata, Nassaria corrugata
Synonym: Nassaria brevis Gabb 1873
Belongs to Hesperisternia according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
Sister taxa: Hesperisternia karinae, Hesperisternia miamiensis, Hesperisternia multangulus, Hesperisternia scissus, Hesperisternia tortugera, Hesperisternia waltonia
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Venezuela (2 collections)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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