†Terebrifusus howei Hanna 1927 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combination: Mitramorpha howei
Full reference: M. A. Hanna. 1927. An Eocene invertebrate fauna from the La Jolla Quadrangle, California . University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 16(8):247-398
Belongs to Terebrifusus according to C. R. Givens and M. P. Kennedy 1979
See also Hanna 1927
Sister taxa: Terebrifusus amoenus, Terebrifusus lepus, Terebrifusus multiplicatus, Terebrifusus placitus
Type specimen: UCMP 30974, a partial shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: California collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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