Exilioidea rectirostris Carpenter 1864 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combinations: Chrysodomus rectirostris, Exilia rectirostris, Exiloidea rectirostris, Tritonofusus (Plicifusus) rectirostris
Belongs to Exilioidea according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Bentson 1940, Clark 1931, Dall 1902, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Hendy 2020
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Exiloidea rectirostris hertleini
Type specimen: USNM 3515, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (14: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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