Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1965. Cenozoic Muricidae of the western Atlantic region: Part II - Chicoreus sensu stricto and Chicoreus (Siratus). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 3(4):181-204
Belongs to Chicoreus (Chicoreus) according to E. H. Vokes 1965
Sister taxa: Chicoreus (Chicoreus) aquitanicus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) bullisi, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) clausii, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) corrigendum, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cosmani, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) dilectus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) dujardinoides, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) elusivus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) enigmaticus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) folidodes, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) lepidotus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) mergus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) prolixus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) spectrum, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) xestos
Type specimen: USNM 644823, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (16: Florida, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (8: Florida)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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