Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alternative combination: Cuma biplicata
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1866. Section I. Tertiary Invertebrate Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 1-38
Belongs to Molopophorus according to R. B. Stewart 1927
See also Clark 1918, Gabb 1866 and Weaver 1912
Sister taxa: Molopophorus aequicostatus, Molopophorus anglonana, Molopophorus antiquatus, Molopophorus bramkampi, Molopophorus californicus, Molopophorus cretaceus, Molopophorus crooki, Molopophorus dalli, Molopophorus effingeri, Molopophorus gabbi, Molopophorus lincolnensis, Molopophorus newcombei, Molopophorus stephensoni, Molopophorus striatus
Subtaxa: Cuma biplicata quadranodosum
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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