Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alternative combinations: Nassarius granifera, Ptychosalpinx (Paranassa) granifera
Belongs to Ilyanassa according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Gardner 1943 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Ilyanassa (Paranassa), Ilyanassa arata, Ilyanassa corbis, Ilyanassa harpuloides, Ilyanassa irrorata, Ilyanassa isogramma, Ilyanassa johnsoni, Ilyanassa marthae, Ilyanassa obsoleta, Ilyanassa scalaspira, Ilyanassa schizopyga, Ilyanassa sexdentata, Ilyanassa trivittata, Ilyanassa wilmingtonensis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: North Carolina collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (7: North Carolina, Virginia)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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