Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Alternative combination: Xancus wilsoni
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1848. Observations on the Eocene formations, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils from that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an appendix. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:280-299
Belongs to Xancus according to W. H. Dall 1916
See also Conrad 1848 and Vokes 1964
Sister taxa: Turbinella (Mangkalia), Turbinella acutangulatus, Turbinella affinis, Turbinella amazonianum, Turbinella angulata, Turbinella brasilianus, Turbinella buccina, Turbinella chipolana, Turbinella demissa, Turbinella episoma, Turbinella falconensis, Turbinella gratus, Turbinella hermani, Turbinella humilior, Turbinella junghuhni, Turbinella laevigata, Turbinella magdalenensis, Turbinella mekranica, Turbinella perexilis, Turbinella pilsbryi, Turbinella polygonata, Turbinella praelaevigata, Turbinella praelavigata, Turbinella praetextilis, Turbinella premekranica, Turbinella protracta, Turbinella pyrum, Turbinella rembangensis, Turbinella scolymoides, Turbinella scopulus, Turbinella trinitatis, Turbinella valida, Turbinella wheeleri, Xancus rex, Xancus peruvianus, Xancus regina, Xancus talarensis, Xancus paytensis, Xancus (Eoxancus)
Type specimen: Its type locality is Vicksburg, which is in a Rupelian marine marl in the Byram Marl Formation of Mississippi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (9: Georgia, Mississippi)
• Eocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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