Forreria belcheri Hinds 1843 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Chorus belcheri, Murex belcheri

Belongs to Forreria according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Arnold 1903

Sister taxa: Forreria cancellaroides, Forreria coalingense, Forreria emersoni, Trophon (Forreria) bartoni

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (10: California collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of Mexico (2), United States (4: California)

• Miocene of United States (9: California)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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