Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Fusus patagonicus, Trophon (Trophonopsis) patagonicus
Belongs to Trophon according to D. Frassinetti and V. Covacevich 1999
See also Chiesa et al. 1995
Sister taxa: Trophon (Sipho), Trophon (Trophon), Trophon alta, Trophon alveolatum, Trophon anceps, Trophon calamitus, Trophon carringtoni, Trophon consociale, Trophon daviesi, Trophon dickersoni, Trophon disparoides, Trophon elegans, Trophon geversianum, Trophon gracilius, Trophon hypsellus, Trophon icosiphyllus, Trophon imperspicuum, Trophon isthmicus, Trophon kroteri, Trophon lawsoni, Trophon macharei, Trophon magister, Trophon mangelioides, Trophon monotropis, Trophon muricatus, Trophon muriciformis, Trophon pallidus, Trophon paululum, Trophon perelegans, Trophon progne, Trophon pseudoturtoni, Trophon santacrucensis, Trophon torquatus, Trophon truncatus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections), Chile (2)
• Oligocene to Pliocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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