†Heteropurpura dertonensis Mayer 1873 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Murex dertonensis
Synonyms: Ocenebra dertonensis Montanaro 1935, Tritonalia dertonensis Ruggieri 1956
Belongs to Heteropurpura according to S. Dominici et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Heteropurpura polymorpha
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Livornesi Mountains, Luppiano fossil assemblages, Tuscany (Miocene to Miocene of Italy)
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