Nucella etchegoinensis Arnold 1909 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Thais etchegoinensis

Full reference: R. Arnold. 1909. Paleontology of the Coalinga District, Fresno and Kings Counties, California. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 396:1-173

Belongs to Nucella according to C. A. Hall 2002

See also Arnold 1909

Sister taxa: Nucella (Acanthinucella), Nucella canaliculata, Nucella incrassata, Nucella lamellosa, Nucella lapillus, Nucella praecingulata, Thais (Nucella) elsmerensis

Type specimen: USNM 165533, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California collection)

• Miocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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