Marginella silicifluvia Dall 1916 (margin shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Full reference: W. H. Dall. 1916. A contribution to the invertebrate fauna of the Oligocene beds of Flint, River. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 51(2162):487-524

Belongs to Marginella according to W. H. Dall 1916

Sister taxa: Marginella (Cypraeolina), Marginella (Marginella), Marginella (Nudifaba), Marginella (Stazzania), Marginella ballista, Marginella brassoensis, Marginella bruchardi, Marginella bulbrooki, Marginella caerulescens, Marginella calvertensis, Marginella capensis, Marginella cordiformis, Marginella culleni, Marginella cypraeaeformis, Marginella dalli, Marginella dalliana, Marginella dariensis, Marginella denticulata, Marginella dentifera, Marginella eburnea, Marginella elevata, Marginella faba, Marginella glabella, Marginella guaica, Marginella guppyana, Marginella halensis, Marginella hematita, Marginella hispaniolana, Marginella instabilata, Marginella latior, Marginella macdonaldi, Marginella majuscula, Marginella mala, Marginella maoensis, Marginella martini, Marginella mindiensis, Marginella minuta, Marginella musacina, Marginella nipponica, Marginella ovata, Marginella ovulata, Marginella pemphix, Marginella pulchra, Marginella quinqueplicata, Marginella semen, Marginella shepardae, Marginella silabra, Marginella simplicissima, Marginella singuensis, Marginella solitaria, Marginella sowerbyi, Marginella varia

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at USGS 7074 - Hale Landing (Flint River Fm) (Oligocene of Georgia)

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