Tritonium martinezensis Dickerson 1914 (triton)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Full reference: R. E. Dickerson. 1914. Fauna of the Martinez Eocene of California. Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California 6:61-180

Belongs to Tritonium according to R. E. Dickerson 1914

Sister taxa: Charonia (Charonia), Charonia guichemerri, Charonia lampas, Charonia multinodosa, Charonia sauliae, Charonia tritonis, Charonia univaricosum, Charonia variegata, Charonia weisbordi, Triton obscurus, Triton obscurus, Triton heptagonum, Triton crassidens, Triton ovoideus, Triton mississpiensis, Triton cribrosus, Triton sexcostatus, Triton buccinoides, Triton elegans, Triton quoyi, Triton atavus, Triton abbreviatus, Triton oligostirus, Triton connectens, Tritonium eocenicum, Tritonium centrosum, Tritonium newsomi, Tritonium buwaldi, Tritonium (Lagena), Tritonium pulchrum, Tritonium impressum

Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP 1556, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in the Martinez Formation of California

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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