†Volutopsius eurekaensis Martin 1914 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Full reference: B. Martin. 1914. Descriptions of new species of fossil Mollusca from the later marine Neocene of California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8(7):181-202
Belongs to Volutopsius according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931
See also Martin 1914
Sister taxa: Volutopsius (Pyrulofusus), Volutopsius mesleri
Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP loc1863, which is in a Pliocene coastal horizon in the Rio Dell Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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