†Aurinia (Volutifusus) obtusa Emmons 1858 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Alternative combinations: Scaphella (Aurinia) obtusa, Voluta obtusa

Belongs to Aurinia (Volutifusus) according to A. A. Olsson 1967

See also Martin 1904

Sister taxa: Volutifusus acus, Volutifusus asheri, Volutifusus marylandicus, Volutifusus meganucleus, Volutifusus mutabilis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (2: North Carolina collections)

• Pliocene of United States (4: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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