Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alternative combination: Nassa johnsoni
Belongs to Ilyanassa according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Gardner 1943
Sister taxa: Ilyanassa (Paranassa), Ilyanassa arata, Ilyanassa corbis, Ilyanassa granifera, Ilyanassa harpuloides, Ilyanassa irrorata, Ilyanassa isogramma, Ilyanassa marthae, Ilyanassa obsoleta, Ilyanassa scalaspira, Ilyanassa schizopyga, Ilyanassa sexdentata, Ilyanassa trivittata, Ilyanassa wilmingtonensis
Type specimen: USNM 124961, a shell
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: North Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (3: North Carolina)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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