Buccitriton texanum Gabb 1861 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combinations: Buccinum (Phos) texanum, Phos texanum, Sagenella texana

Synonyms: Buccitriton altum Conrad 1965, Buccitriton altus Conrad 1965

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1861. Descriptions of New Species of American Tertiary Fossils and a New Carboniferous Cephalopod from Texas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13:367-372

Belongs to Buccitriton according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966

See also Antonio and Gregorio 1890, Conrad 1866 and Gabb 1861

Sister taxon: Buccitriton sagenum

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (73: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas collections)

Total: 73 collections each including a single occurrence

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