†Ameranna Landau and Vermeij 2012 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Full reference: B. Landau and G. J. Vermeij. 2012. The genera Engina and Ameranna nov. gen. (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Buccinoidea, Buccinidae, Pisaniinae) from the Western Atlantic Neogene. Cainozoic Research 9(1):121-133
Parent taxon: Pisaniinae according to B. Landau and G. J. Vermeij 2012
Sister taxa: Anna, Chauvetia, Hesperisternia, Ickarus, Preangeria, Solenosteira, Austriumphis
Subtaxa: Ameranna minuscula Ameranna primitiva
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Miocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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