Sassia kampyla Watson 1885 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combinations: Cymatona kampyla, Fusitriton kampylum, Nassaria kampyla

Synonyms: Cymatium remotum Frassinetti and Covacevich 1995, Lampusia nodocostata Tate and May 1901, Lotorium nodocostatum Tate and May 1901

Belongs to Sassia according to A. G. Beu 2010

See also Beu 1978 and Frassinetti and Covacevich 1995

Sister taxa: Charonia (Sassia) angusta, Charonia (Sassia) danica, Sassia (Byramia), Sassia (Personella), Sassia (Sassia), Sassia africana, Sassia apenninica, Sassia armata, Sassia carlea, Sassia carmenensis, Sassia indica, Sassia leucostomoides, Sassia lewisi, Sassia melpangi, Sassia morgani, Sassia nigeriana, Sassia nucleoides, Sassia parvula, Sassia philomelae, Sassia radialis, Sassia tatei, Sassia warreni, Proxicharonia palmeri, Austrotriton protensus, Austrotriton cyphus, Austrotriton gibbus, Austrotriton woodsii, Austrotriton textilis, Austrotriton tumulosus, Austrosassia tortirostris, Austrosassia crassicostatus, Austrosassia abbotti, Austrosassia annectans

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Loc. 3 - GuamblĂ­n Island (Pliocene of Chile)

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