†Protofusus gracilis Haas 1953 (periwinkle)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
Full reference: O. Haas. 1953. Mesozoic invertebrate faunas of Peru. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 101:1-328
Belongs to Protofusus according to O. Haas 1953
Sister taxa: Protofusus delicatulus, Protofusus peruvianus, Protofusus pyramidalis, Protofusus transitorius
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tilacnioc, loc48, which is in a Rhaetian marine limestone in Peru.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Triassic of Peru (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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