Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Full reference: B. Roth. 1981. A remarkable melongenid gastropod from the Gatun Formation, Panama. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 16(4):149-153
Parent taxon: Melongenidae according to E. J. Petuch 1988
See also Roth 1981 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Busyconinae, Cornulina, Echinofulgurinae, Fascioplex, Fyfea, Levifusus, Lomirosa, Melongeninae, Nipponitys, Palaeatractus, Protobusycon, Pseudomazzalina, Pugilina, Pyrifusus, Saginafusus, Saturnus, Sycostoma, Tropochasca, Volema
Subtaxa: Torquifer colombiana Torquifer pittorum
Type: Torquifer pittorum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Panama (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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