Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Full reference: H. A. Pilsbry and A.A. Olsson. 1941. A Pliocene fauna from Western Ecuador. Proceedings of the Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 93:1-79
Belongs to Tritiaria according to H. A. Pilsbry and A.A. Olsson 1941
Sister taxa: Nassarius (Tritiaria) peralta, Tritiaria chira, Tritiaria hilli, Tritiaria jacksonensis, Tritiaria magnooostatus, Tritiaria terebratula, Tritiaria vicksburgensis, Tritiaria waynensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Zone B (lower) - Jama Formation, which is in a Pliocene offshore sandstone in the Jama Formation of Ecuador
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1 collection), Ecuador (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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