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, Tritonium eocenicum, Tritonium buwaldi, Tritonium impressum, Tritonium newsomi, Tritonium pulchrum, Tritonium centrosum, Tritonium (Lagena), Triton obscurus, Triton obscurus, Triton connectens, Triton buccinoides, Triton mississpiensis, Triton sexcostatus, Triton ovoideus, Triton heptagonum, Triton abbreviatus, Triton atavus, Triton elegans, Triton cribrosus, Triton quoyi, Triton crassidens, Triton oligostirus

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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