Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alternative combinations: Buccinum obsoletum, Nassa (Ilyanassa) obsoleta, Nassa obsoleta, Nassarius (Ilyanassa) obsoletus, Nassarius obsoletus
Belongs to Ilyanassa according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Clark 1906, Gardner 1943, Gardner 1948, Holmes 1858 and Spencer and Campbell 1987
Sister taxa: Ilyanassa (Paranassa), Ilyanassa arata, Ilyanassa corbis, Ilyanassa granifera, Ilyanassa harpuloides, Ilyanassa irrorata, Ilyanassa isogramma, Ilyanassa johnsoni, Ilyanassa marthae, Ilyanassa scalaspira, Ilyanassa schizopyga, Ilyanassa sexdentata, Ilyanassa trivittata, Ilyanassa wilmingtonensis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (35: Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
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