Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Nucella emarginata, Purpura emarginata
Belongs to Thais according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931
See also Valentine 1956
Sister taxa: Thais (Mancinella), Thais (Polytropa), Thais (Thais), Thais (Vasula), Thais arenae, Thais biserialis, Thais bitubercularis, Thais blakei, Thais brevicula, Thais clarkensis, Thais cornwalli, Thais dubia, Thais lamellosa, Thais packi, Thais panzana, Thais trancosana, Thais tuberosa, Thais wittichi
Subtaxa: Nucella emarginata ostrina
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (6 collections), United States (7: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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