Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alternative combinations: Alectrion (Schizopyga) mendica, Alectrion mendica, Alectrion mendicus, Hima mendicus, Nassa mendica, Nassa mendicus, Nassaria mendica, Nassarius (Schizopyga) mendicus, Nassarius mendicus
Synonyms: Nassa gibbsii Cooper 1859, Nassa woodwardi Forbes 1850
Belongs to Hima according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Ashley 1895, Clark 1931, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hendy 2020, Oldroyd 1925, Valentine 1957, Waterfall 1929 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxa: Hima cooperi, Hima insculpta, Nassa (Hima) vicaryi, Nassarius (Hima) andersoni, Reticunassa
Subtaxa: Alectrion mendicus indisputabilis
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (8 collections), United States (46: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (3: California)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 60 collections including 61 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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