Forreria magister Nomland 1916 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Trophon magister

Full reference: J. O. Nomland. 1916. Fauna from the lower Pliocene at Jacalitos Creek and Waltham Canyon, Fresno County, California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 9(14):199-214

Belongs to Forreria according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931

See also Nomland 1916 and Winterer and Durham 1962

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP 2098, which is in a Pliocene marginal marine sandstone/conglomerate in the Jacalitos Formation of California

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (6: California collections)

• Miocene of United States (3: California)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.