†Trophonopsis platacantha Hickman 1980 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Full reference: C. S. Hickman. 1980. Paleogene Marine Gastropods of the Keasey Formation in Oregon. Bulletins of American Paleontology 78(310):1-112
Belongs to Trophonopsis according to C. S. Hickman 1980
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 251382, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (9: Oregon collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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