Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Purpura turris, Tritonalia keepi turris
Full reference: J. O. Nomland. 1916. Relation of the invertebrate to the vertebrate faunal zones of the Jacalitos and Etchegoin formations in the north Coalinga Region, California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 9(6):77-88
Belongs to Califostoma according to J. R. Bean and G. J. Vermeij 2016
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Nomland 1916
Sister taxon: Califostoma rotundivaricosum
Type specimen: UCMP 12049
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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