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

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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