Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Full reference: R. N. Nelson. 1925. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 15(11):397-466
Belongs to Brachysphingus according to R. L. Squires 1997
See also Nelson 1925
Sister taxa: Brachysphingus clarki, Brachysphingus mammilatus, Brachysphingus sinuatus
Type specimen: UCMP 30526, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 3776, Runkle Canyon, which is in a Selandian marine horizon in the Santa Susana Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (20: California collections)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: California)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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