Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alternative combinations: Nassa ocoyana, Nassarius ocoyanus
Synonyms: Nassa blakei Anderson and Martin 1914, Nassarius blakei Anderson and Martin 1914
Full reference: F. M. Anderson and B. Martin. 1914. Neocene record in the Temblor Basin, California, and Neocene deposits of the San Juan District, San Luis Obispo County. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 4(3):15-112
Belongs to Nassarius (Phrontis) according to W.O. Addicott 1970
See also Addicott 1965, Anderson and Martin 1914 and Keen 1943
Sister taxa: Nassarius (Phrontis) harrellensis, Nassarius (Phrontis) posoensis, Nassarius (Phrontis) smooti, Phrontis tegula, Phrontis versicolor
Type specimens:
- Nassarius (Phrontis) ocoyanus: CAS 161
- Nassa blakei: CAS 164. Its type locality is CAS loc. 65, northeast of Barker's Ranch, which is in a Miocene coastal horizon in the Temblor Formation of California.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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