†Penion delabechii Lea 1833 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combination: Verconella delabechii
Belongs to Penion according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966
Sister taxa: Penion bellus, Penion darwinianus, Penion marwicki, Austrosipho subreflexa, Austrosipho lamellifera
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Alabama collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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