Brachysphingus sinuatus Gabb 1869 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Invalid subtaxa: Brachysphingus gabbi Stewart 1927, Brachysphingus liratus Gabb 1864 [replaced name], Buccinum liratum Gabb 1864 [replaced name]

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205

Belongs to Brachysphingus according to R. L. Squires 1997

See also Gabb 1864, Gabb 1869, Stanton 1896, Stewart 1927 and Waring 1917

Sister taxa: Brachysphingus clarki, Brachysphingus gibbosus, Brachysphingus mammilatus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (1: California collection)

• Paleocene of United States (21: California)

• Tertiary of United States (1: California)

Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences

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