Cymatosyrinx palmerae Harris and Palmer 1947 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae

Full reference: G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer. 1947. The Mollusca of the Mississippi Embayment (Sabine River to the Alabama River). Pt. II. Univalves and index. Bulletins of American Paleontology 30(117):207-563

Belongs to Cymatosyrinx according to G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer 1947

Sister taxa: Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) elissa, Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) halocydne, Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) pallidus, Cymatosyrinx aclinica, Cymatosyrinx dorseyi, Cymatosyrinx hecuba, Cymatosyrinx limatula, Cymatosyrinx lunata, Cymatosyrinx magnoliana, Cymatosyrinx mariana, Cymatosyrinx perpolita, Cymatosyrinx tiara, Cymatosyrinx ziczac

Type specimen: PRI 4969. Its type locality is Danville Landing, which is in a Priabonian marginal marine marl in the Moodys Branch Formation of Louisiana.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (4: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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