Austrofusus fontainei d'Orbigny 1841 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combination: Fusus fontainei
Belongs to Austrofusus according to A. G. Beu and J. I. Raine 2009
Sister taxa: Austrofusus (Austrofusus), Austrofusus (Ellicea), Austrofusus (Neocola), Austrofusus turbinelloides, Siphonalia (Austrofusus) bicarinata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Morro Mejillones locality, Mejillones Peninsula (Pliocene of Chile)
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