Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: C. L. Powell, II and R. Houart. 2021. Califrapana: a new genus of California and Bája California late Oligocene to early Miocene muricids previously attributed to the genus Rapana (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). Paleobios 38:52825
Parent taxon: Rapaninae according to C. L. Powell and R. Houart 2021
Sister taxa: Acanthais, Agnewia, Concholepas, Cymia, Dicathais, Drupa, Drupina, Ecphora, Indothais, Mancinella, Menathais, Nassa, Neorapana, Neothais, Phycothais, Pinaxia, Plicopurpura, Purpura, Rapana, Reishia, Sargana, Semiricinula, Stramonita, Taurasia, Thais, Thaisella, Thalessa, Tribulus, Tritonopsis, Vasula, Vexilla
Subtaxa: Califrapana vaquerosensis
Type: Purpura vaquerosensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (6 collections), United States (34: California)
• Oligocene of United States (12: California)
Total: 52 collections including 58 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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