†Murex (Alipurpura) coosensis Turner 1938 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: F. E. Turner. 1938. Stratigraphy and Mollusca of the Eocene of western Oregon. Geological Society of America Special Paper (10)1-130
Belongs to Murex (Alipurpura) according to F. E. Turner 1938
Sister taxa: Pterynotus (Pterochelus) acanthopterus, Pterynotus (Pterochelus) angelus, Pterynotus (Pterochelus) ariomus, Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus
Type specimen: UC 33179, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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