Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Alternative combination: Strombina (Cotonopsis) esmeraldensis
Belongs to Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) according to P. Jung 1989
Sister taxa: Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) argentea, Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) crassiparva, Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) deroyae, Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) edentula, Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) jaliscana, Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) lafresnayi, Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) mendozana, Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) panacostaricensis, Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) skoglundae, Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) suteri
Type specimen: USNM 644035, a shell. Its type locality is Quebrada Camarones [Esmeraldas Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone/sandstone in the Esmeraldas Formation of Ecuador.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Ecuador (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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