Cymatophos crassus Hinds 1843 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combinations: Phos (Cymatophos) crassus, Phos crassus

Belongs to Cymatophos according to A. J. W. Hendy 2014

See also Keen 1971

Sister taxa: Cymatophos acolus, Cymatophos beteyensis, Cymatophos galerus, Cymatophos glareosus, Cymatophos hodsoni, Cymatophos paraguanensis, Cymatophos semicostatus, Cymatophos subsemicostatus, Cymatophos tuberaensis, Cymatophos turbacoensis, Cymatophos veatchi

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at FLMNH Loc. 4143 - Panama Canal [Pacific Muck] (Quaternary of Panama)

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