Pleuroploca trapezium Linnaeus 1758 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Alternative combinations: Murex trapezium, Pleuroploca trapezia
Belongs to Pleuroploca according to M. A. Snyder et al. 2012
See also Landau and Marques da Silva 2010
Sister taxa: Fasciolaria (Pleuroploca) laeviuscula, Pleuroploca cristata, Pleuroploca cryptoploca, Pleuroploca filamentosa, Pleuroploca gorgasiana, Pleuroploca macdonaldi, Pleuroploca olssoni, Pleuroploca rugata, Pleuroploca turamensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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