Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alternative combinations: Nassa hamlini, Nassarius (Uzita) hamlini
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1907. New and characteristic species of fossil mollusks from the oil-bearing Tertiary formations of southern California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 32(1545):525-546
Belongs to Nassarius (Catilon) according to W. O. Addicott 1965
See also Arnold 1907, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Woodring 1938
Sister taxa: Nassarius (Catilon) andersoni, Nassarius (Catilon) antiselli, Nassarius (Catilon) arnoldi, Nassarius (Catilon) churchi, Nassarius (Catilon) hildegardae, Nassarius (Catilon) iniquus, Nassarius (Catilon) pabloensis, Nassarius (Catilon) salinasensis, Nassarius (Catilon) stocki
Type specimen: USNM 164946, a shell. Its type locality is 3rd Street tunnel, which is in a Pliocene coastal shale in the Fernando Formation of California.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (6: California collections)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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