Sassia armata Hupé 1854 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combination: Triton armatum

Synonyms: Siphonalia matthewsi Ihering 1914, Siphonalia nodosocincta Ihering 1907, Tritonium bicegoi Ihering 1899

Belongs to Sassia according to A. G. Beu 2010

See also del Rio 2004

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

Type specimens:

  • Sassia armata: MNHN Gg2001/21, a shell
  • Siphonalia matthewsi:
  • Siphonalia nodosocincta:
  • Tritonium bicegoi:

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection), Chile (1)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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