Stramonita semiplicata Vermeij 2001 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: G. J. Vermeij. 2001. Distribution, history, and taxonomy of the Thais clade (Gastropoda, Muricidae) in the Neogene of tropical America. Journal of Paleontology 75(3):697-705

Belongs to Stramonita according to G. J. Vermeij 2001

Sister taxa: Purpura (Stramonita) angulata, Stramonita brasiliensis, Stramonita canaliculata, Stramonita chocolata, Stramonita delessertiana, Stramonita floridana, Stramonita haemostoma, Stramonita huaricanganensis, Stramonita penelaevis, Stramonita rustica, Stramonita zinsmeisteri, Thais (Stramonita) exilis, Thais (Stramonita) imperialis, Thais (Stramonita) ponderosa

Type specimen: NMB H 17516, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Stramonita semiplicata in the database

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