Tritonium newsomi Arnold 1908 (triton)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Full reference: R. Arnold. 1908. Descriptions of new Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils from the Santa Cruz Mountains, California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 34(1617):345-389

Belongs to Tritonium according to R. Arnold 1908

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

Type specimen: USNM 165436, a partial shell (An imperfect specimen, lacking apex and canal)

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tritonium newsomi in the database

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