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 variegata, Charonia weisbordi, Triton quoyi, Triton atavus, Triton abbreviatus, Triton obscurus, Triton mississpiensis, Triton ovoideus, Triton buccinoides, Triton obscurus, Triton oligostirus, Triton cribrosus, Triton sexcostatus, Triton heptagonum, Triton crassidens, Triton connectens, Triton elegans, Tritonium newsomi, Tritonium impressum, Tritonium pulchrum, Tritonium eocenicum, Tritonium buwaldi, Tritonium centrosum

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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