Cantharus variegatus Gray 1839 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combination: Tritonidea variegata

Belongs to Cantharus according to G. T. Poppe and Y. Goto 1991

Sister taxa: Cantharus (Calicantharus), Cantharus (Cantharus), Cantharus (Endopachychilus), Cantharus (Eocantharus), Cantharus (Pollia), Cantharus (Zeapollia), Cantharus andoi, Cantharus brongniartianus, Cantharus bucklandi, Cantharus cowlitzensis, Cantharus erythrostoma, Cantharus lugubris, Cantharus luliana, Cantharus martiniana, Cantharus occidentalis, Cantharus perrini, Cantharus polygona, Cantharus sanguinolentus, Cantharus tranquebaricus, Cantharus varicosus, Tritonidea (Cantharus) speciosa

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Portugal (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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