Mediargo mathewsoni Gabb 1866 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combinations: Argobuccinum mathewsoni, Bursa mathewsonii, Mediargo mathewsonii, Ranella mathewsonii

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1866. Section I. Tertiary Invertebrate Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 1-38

Belongs to Mediargo according to W.O. Addicott 1970

See also Clark 1918, Gabb 1866, Tegland 1933 and Terry 1968

Sister taxa: Argobuccinum (Argobuccinum), Argobuccinum arnoldi, Argobuccinum casus, Argobuccinum mediocre, Argobuccinum pustulosum, Argobuccinum scotiaensis, Argobuccinum tejonensis, Mediargo dilleri

Type specimen: lost

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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