Metula subgracilis Johnson 1899 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Full reference: C. W. Johnson. 1899. New and Interesting Species in the "Isaac Lea Collection of Eocene Mollusca". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 51(1):71-82

Belongs to Metula according to C. W. Johnson 1899

Sister taxa: Metula (Metula), Metula amosi, Metula brazosensis, Metula cancellata, Metula gabbi, Metula gentilicia, Metula gracilis, Metula harrisi, Metula harrisi, Metula hindsii, Metula johnsoni, Metula limonensis, Metula martini, Metula peruviana, Metula roberti, Metula taylorensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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