Favartia lappa Broderip 1833 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Murex lappa, Murexiella lappa
Belongs to Favartia according to A. J. W. Hendy 2014
See also Keen 1971
Sister taxa: Favartia (Favartia), Favartia brevicula, Favartia cellulosa, Favartia pacei, Favartia perita
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), Panama (1)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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