Pisania (Celatoconus) Conrad 1863 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative spellings: Celatoconus, Metula (Celatoconus)

Parent taxon: Pisania according to J. A. Gardner 1948

See also Martin 1904, Palmer 1923, Petuch 1988 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Pisania obliquecostata, Pisania rostrata, Pisania semicostata, Pisania transsylvanica, Hilda turriculata

Subtaxa: Celatoconus asheri Celatoconus punjabensis Metula (Celatoconus) reticularis Metula (Celatoconus) vacavillensis Pisania (Celatoconus) protractum

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: North Carolina collection)

• Pliocene of United States (3: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia)

• Eocene of Pakistan (1), Spain (1), United States (1: California)

• Paleocene of Austria (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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