Metula taylorensis Mansfield 1940 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

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

Belongs to Metula according to W. C. Mansfield 1940

Sister taxa: Metula (Metula), Metula amosi, Metula brazosensis, Metula cancellata, Metula gabbi, Metula gentilicia, Metula gracilis, Metula harrisi, Metula harrisi, Metula hindsii, Metula johnsoni, Metula limonensis, Metula martini, Metula peruviana, Metula roberti, Metula subgracilis

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: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Taylors Mill Creek (Richards)

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