Dermomurex (Trialatella) farleyensis Vokes 1975 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1975. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part VI - Aspella and Dermomurex. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 11(3):121-162

Belongs to Dermomurex (Trialatella) according to E. H. Vokes 1975

Sister taxa: Dermomurex (Trialatella) abyssicola, Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor, Dermomurex (Trialatella) cunninghamae

Type specimen: USNM 647448, a shell. Its type locality is TU 999 - Farley Creek, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (9: Florida collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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