Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combinations: Kelletia (Kelletia) kettlemanensis, Thais kettlemanensis
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 Calicantharus according to W.O. Addicott 1970
See also Arnold 1909 and Grant, IV and Gale 1931
Sister taxa: Calicantharus branneri, Calicantharus dalli, Calicantharus fortis, Calicantharus humerosus, Calicantharus kernensis, Cantharus (Calicantharus) californicus
Type specimen: USNM 165585, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (13: California collections)
• Miocene of United States (13: California)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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