Reticutriton carlotate Ferreira and da Cunha 1957 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combination: Simpulum carlotae

Belongs to Reticutriton according to A. G. Beu 2010

Sister taxa: Reticutriton elsmerensis, Reticutriton lineatus, Reticutriton pfeifferianus

Type specimen: MPEG 367-1, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ilha de Fortaleza, São João de Pirabas (Miocene of Brazil)

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