Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative combinations: Pleuroliria (Polystira) tenagos, Polystira (Pleuroliria) tenagos
Full reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709
Belongs to Polystira according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Gardner 1947 and Woodring 1970
Sister taxa: Polystira albida, Polystira antillarum, Polystira barretti, Polystira bayeri, Polystira coltrorum, Polystira communis, Polystira ecuadoriana, Polystira englishi, Polystira florencae, Polystira formosissima, Polystira gruneri, Polystira haitensis, Polystira jelskii, Polystira lindae, Polystira macra, Polystira opulenta, Polystira oxytropis, Polystira starretti, Polystira sunderlandi, Polystira tellea, Polystira vibex, Polystira virgo
Type specimen: USNM 351134, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 3742 - Mossyhead [Shoal River Fm], which is in a Serravallian marine marl/sandstone in the Shoal River Formation of Florida.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (3 collections), United States (14: Florida)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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