Tritiaria waynensis Mansfield 1940 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Full reference: W. C. Mansfield. 1940. Mollusks of the Chickasawhay Marl. Journal of Paleontology 14(3):171-226

Belongs to Tritiaria according to W. C. Mansfield 1940

Sister taxa: Nassarius (Tritiaria) peralta, Tritiaria chira, Tritiaria ecuadoriana, Tritiaria hilli, Tritiaria jacksonensis, Tritiaria magnooostatus, Tritiaria terebratula, Tritiaria vicksburgensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Taylors Mill Creek (Richards), which is in a Rupelian deep subtidal ramp limestone in the Chickasawhay Formation of Mississippi

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Taylors Mill Creek (Richards)

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