Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Alternative combination: Xancus brasilianus
Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1934. Fossil invertebrates from Northeastern Brazil. Bulletins of the American Museum of Natural History 67(4):123-179
Belongs to Turbinella according to E. J. Petuch 1988
See also Maury 1934
Sister taxa: Turbinella (Mangkalia), Turbinella acutangulatus, Turbinella affinis, Turbinella amazonianum, Turbinella angulata, Turbinella buccina, Turbinella chipolana, Turbinella demissa, Turbinella episoma, Turbinella falconensis, Turbinella gratus, Turbinella hermani, Turbinella humilior, Turbinella junghuhni, Turbinella laevigata, Turbinella magdalenensis, Turbinella mekranica, Turbinella perexilis, Turbinella pilsbryi, Turbinella polygonata, Turbinella praelaevigata, Turbinella praelavigata, Turbinella praetextilis, Turbinella premekranica, Turbinella protracta, Turbinella pyrum, Turbinella rembangensis, Turbinella scolymoides, Turbinella scopulus, Turbinella trinitatis, Turbinella valida, Turbinella wheeleri, Turbinella wilsoni, Xancus paytensis, Xancus talarensis, Xancus regina, Xancus rex, Xancus peruvianus, Xancus (Eoxancus)
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rio Pirabas (Maury coll.), which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal limestone/limestone in the Pirabas Formation of Brazil
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences
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