Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Alternative combination: Proximitra cretacea
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Mitra according to R. B. Stewart 1927
See also Gabb 1864, Gabb 1869, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Turner 1938
Sister taxa: Mitra (Tiara), Mitra alizalis, Mitra almagrensis, Mitra apposita, Mitra berlineri, Mitra bucciniformis, Mitra cancellina, Mitra cellulifera, Mitra citharella, Mitra clementensis, Mitra comicula, Mitra cramei, Mitra crebricosta, Mitra douglasensis, Mitra dufesnei, Mitra elongata, Mitra fusellina, Mitra granatinaeformis, Mitra graniformis, Mitra hammakeri, Mitra henekeni, Mitra jenkinsi, Mitra limata, Mitra lowei, Mitra marginata, Mitra mariana, Mitra marylandica, Mitra maura, Mitra minori, Mitra mississippiensis, Mitra mitra, Mitra mixta, Mitra murietta, Mitra mutica, Mitra plicatella, Mitra plicifera, Mitra poas, Mitra quemadica, Mitra quilonensis, Mitra raricosta, Mitra rudis, Mitra sandieguitoensis, Mitra simplicissima, Mitra singuensis, Mitra slevini, Mitra staminea, Mitra stefaninii, Mitra sulcata, Mitra syra, Mitra terebellum, Mitra terebraeformis, Mitra thomsoni, Mitra titan, Mitra uvasana, Mitra vicksburgensis, Mitra vincentiana, Mitra washingtoniana, Mitra yasila
Type specimen: ANSP 4302
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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