†Acanthina obesa DeVries 2003 (unicorn)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: T. J. DeVries. 2003. Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (Gastropoda: Muricidae), an ocenebrine genus edemic to South America. The Veliger 46(4):332-350
Belongs to Acanthina according to T. J. DeVries 2003
Sister taxa: Acanthina katzi, Acanthina monodon, Acanthina perrini, Acanthina rugosa, Acanthina triangularis, Acanthina unicornis
Type specimen: OSU 37361, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Peru (4 collections)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1)
• Miocene of Peru (6)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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