Califrapana Powell, II and Houart 2021 (murex snail)

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: Concholepas, Ecphora, Indothais, Neorapana, Rapana, Sargana, Stramonita, Thaisella, Tritonopsis

Subtaxa: Califrapana vaquerosensis

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Type: Purpura vaquerosensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Mexico (6 collections), United States (34: California)

• Oligocene of United States (15: California)

Total: 55 collections including 61 occurrences

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