†Polinices (Lunatia) utoensis Nagao 1928 (moon snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Full reference: T. Nagao. 1928. Palaeogene fossils of the Island of Kyushu, Japan Part I. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 9(3):97-128
Belongs to Polinices (Lunatia) according to T. Nagao 1928
Sister taxa: Lunatia chulucana, Lunatia climacodes, Lunatia hemicrypta, Lunatia klipsteini, Lunatia leptostomata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mirokudake, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Japan
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Japan (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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