Urosalpinx subangulata Stearns 1873 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Murex (Ocinebra) subangulatus, Muricidea subangulata, Ocenebra subangulata, Ocinebra subangulata, Tritonalia subangulata

Synonyms: Ocenebra subangulata waldorfensis Arnold 1907, Ocinebra michaeli Ford 1888, Ocinebra micheli Ford 1888, Pteropurpura waldorfensis Arnold 1907

Belongs to Urosalpinx according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Arnold 1903, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hendy 2020, Kern 1973 and Valentine 1958

Sister taxa: Urosalpinx archipatagonica, Urosalpinx cinerea, Urosalpinx coombsi, Urosalpinx cossmanni, Urosalpinx curtansata, Urosalpinx haneti, Urosalpinx hannibali, Urosalpinx kirbyi, Urosalpinx perrugata, Urosalpinx rusticus, Urosalpinx subrusticus

Subtaxa: Tritonalia subangulata waldorfensis

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (5: California collections)

• Pliocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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