Massyla emilyvokesae Landau and Petit 1996 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Alternative combination: Cancellaria emilyvokesae

Full reference: B.M. Landau and R. E. Petit. 1996. New species of Cancellaroidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the lower Miocene Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 29:145-150

Belongs to Massyla according to B. Landau et al. 2012

See also Landau and Petit 1996

Sister taxa: Cancellaria (Massyla) jadisi, Cancellaria (Massyla) runchaena, Cancellaria (Massyla) shirleyae, Massyla cantaurana, Massyla corpulenta, Massyla corrugata, Massyla cubaguaensis, Massyla cumingiana, Massyla distinguenda, Massyla lopezana, Massyla obtusa, Massyla perdiciana, Massyla propevenusta, Massyla terryi, Massyla toulai, Massyla venusta

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at NMB Loc. 17516 - Casa Cantaure [Cantaure Fm] (Miocene of Venezuela)

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