Misifulgur montemarensis DeVries 2016 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Full reference: T. J. DeVries. 2016. Latest Oligocene and Miocene whelks (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinidae) from Peru. The Nautilus 130(3):101-115

Belongs to Misifulgur according to T. J. DeVries 2016

Sister taxa: Misifulgur dockeryi, Misifulgur macneili

Type specimen: UWBM 98672, a shell. Its type locality is Montemar, which is in a Messinian paralic siltstone in the Pisco Formation of Peru.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Peru (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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