†Buccinopsis dorothiella Sohl 1964 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Full reference: N. F. Sohl. 1964. Neogastropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Basommatophora from the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331(B):153-344
Belongs to Buccinopsis according to N. F. Sohl 1964
Sister taxa: Buccinopsis crassa, Buccinopsis crassicostata, Buccinopsis solida, Seminola globosa
Type specimen: USNM 130237, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: Mississippi collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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