Microspira donovani Olsson 1967 (margin shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1967. Some Tertiary mollusks from South Florida and the Carribean. Paleontological Research Institute 1-61

Belongs to Microspira according to A. A. Olsson 1967

Sister taxa: Prunum (Microspira) apalachee, Voluta (Microspira) oviformis, Prunum (Leptegouana) nefertitae, Marginella (Leptegouana) hulini, Marginella (Leptegonana) precursor, Marginella (Leptegonana) onichidella

Type specimen: USNM 645164, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Seminole Indian Reservation [Pinecrest Mbr, Tamiami Fm] (Pliocene of Florida)

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