Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Full reference: W. J. Zinsmeister. 1983. New Late Paleocene molluscs from the Simi Hills, Ventura County, Califonia. Journal of Paleontology 57(6):1282-1303
Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to W. J. Zinsmeister 1983
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vermeij 1998
Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Ancistrolepis, Antillophos, Aplus, Austrocominella, Austrofusus, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccinulum, Buccinum, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Caducifer, Cantharus, Chrysodomus, Clinopegma, Colinae, Colubraria, Colus, Cominella, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Engina, Enzinopsis, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Euthria, Gemophos, Hanetia, Hindsia, Iredalula, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Misifulgur, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nassa, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Nicema, Northia, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Pareuthria, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Penion, Perunassa, Phos, Pisania, Pisaniinae, Pisaninae, Pomahakia, Proneptunea, Prosipho, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Savatieria, Scalaspira, Searlesia, Siphonalia, Siphonaliinae, Siphonofusus, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Tasmeuthria, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella
Subtaxa: Pegocomptus howardi
Type: Molopophorus howardi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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