Hima insculpta Carpenter 1864 (smooth western nassa)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Alternative combinations: Alectrion (Schizopyga) insculptus, Alectrion insculptus, Nassa (Zeuxis) insculpta, Nassa insculpta, Nassarius insculptus, Zeuxis insculptus

Belongs to Hima according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Dall 1921, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Hendy 2020

Sister taxa: Hima cooperi, Hima mendica, Nassa (Hima) vicaryi, Nassarius (Hima) andersoni, Reticunassa

Subtaxa: Zeuxis insculptus eupleura

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Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (6: California collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of United States (3: California)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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