†Hesperisternia tortugera Olsson 1922 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combinations: Cantharus (Hesperisternia) tortugera, Peristernia tortugera
Belongs to Hesperisternia according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Olsson 1922
Sister taxa: Hesperisternia corrugata, Hesperisternia karinae, Hesperisternia miamiensis, Hesperisternia multangulus, Hesperisternia scissus, Hesperisternia waltonia
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2 collections), Venezuela (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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