Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Full reference: S. Kiel and J. L. Goedert. 2007. New mollusks associated with biogenic substrates in Cenozoic deepâwater sediments of Washington State. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52(1):41-52
Belongs to Colus according to S. Kiel and J. L. Goedert 2007
Sister taxa: Colus (Aulacofusus), Colus altus, Colus arctatus, Colus gracilis, Colus hollboelli, Colus islandicus, Colus precursor, Colus pygmaeus, Colus rearensis, Colus stimpsoni, Neptunea (Colus) aphela, Neptunea (Colus) arctica, Neptunea (Colus) eurekaensis, Neptunea (Colus) griseus, Neptunea (Colus) halibrectus, Neptunea (Colus) jordani, Neptunea (Colus) merriami, Neptunea (Colus) purisimaensis, Tritonofusus fortunasensis, Tritonofusus (Plicifusus)
Type specimen: UWBM 97933, a shell. Its type locality is Murdock Creek, which is in a Rupelian deep-water siltstone in the Pysht Formation of Washington.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (5: Washington collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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