Boreotrophon triangulatus Carpenter 1864 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Trophon (Boreotrophon) triangulatus, Trophon triangulatus

Belongs to Boreotrophon according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Arnold 1903 and Hendy 2020

Sister taxa: Boreotrophon apolyonis, Boreotrophon avalonensis, Boreotrophon clathratus, Boreotrophon eucymatus, Boreotrophon fleenerensis, Boreotrophon harasewychi, Boreotrophon laevis, Boreotrophon multicostatus, Boreotrophon orpheus, Boreotrophon pacificus, Boreotrophon pedroana, Boreotrophon raymondi, Boreotrophon stuarti, Boreotrophon tetricus, Trophon (Boreotrophon) gracilis, Trophon (Boreotrophon) raymondi, Trophon (Boreotrophon) stuarti

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (2: California collections)

• Miocene of Mexico (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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