Tritonium centrosum Cope 1867 (triton)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combination: Bursa centrosa

Belongs to Tritonium according to G. C. Martin 1904

Sister taxa: Charonia (Charonia), Charonia guichemerri, Charonia lampas, Charonia multinodosa, Charonia sauliae, Charonia tritonis, Charonia univaricosum, Charonia variegata, Charonia weisbordi, Tritonium pulchrum, Tritonium impressum, Tritonium newsomi, Tritonium martinezensis, Tritonium (Lagena), Tritonium eocenicum, Tritonium buwaldi, Triton buccinoides, Triton abbreviatus, Triton heptagonum, Triton atavus, Triton mississpiensis, Triton cribrosus, Triton obscurus, Triton obscurus, Triton quoyi, Triton connectens, Triton oligostirus, Triton crassidens, Triton elegans, Triton sexcostatus, Triton ovoideus

Type specimen: Its type locality is James T. Thomas estate, which is in a Serravallian offshore shelf horizon in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: Maryland collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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