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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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