Ilyanassa sexdentata Conrad 1843 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Alternative combinations: Buccinum sexdentatum, Ptychosalpinx (Paranassa) sexdentata, Tritia sexdentata

Belongs to Ilyanassa according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Gardner 1943

Sister taxa: Ilyanassa (Paranassa), Ilyanassa arata, Ilyanassa corbis, Ilyanassa granifera, Ilyanassa harpuloides, Ilyanassa irrorata, Ilyanassa isogramma, Ilyanassa johnsoni, Ilyanassa marthae, Ilyanassa obsoleta, Ilyanassa scalaspira, Ilyanassa schizopyga, Ilyanassa trivittata, Ilyanassa wilmingtonensis

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: North Carolina collections)

• Pliocene of United States (3: North Carolina)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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