Muricantha ighinae Bellardi 1872 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Murex (Haustellum) ighinae, Murex (Muricantha) ighinae, Murex ighinae

Belongs to Muricantha according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009

See also Vredenburg 1925

Sister taxa: Murex (Muricantha) iravadicus, Muricanthus ambiguus, Muricanthus callidinus, Muricanthus nigritus, Muricanthus princeps, Muricanthus radix

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bhagothoro Hill (Oligocene of Pakistan)

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