Thais wittichi Hertlein and Jordan 1927 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: L. G. Hertlein and E. K. Jordan. 1927. Paleontology of the Miocene of Lower California. Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences 16(19):605-647

Belongs to Thais according to L. G. Hertlein and E. K. Jordan 1927

Sister taxa: Thais (Mancinella), Thais (Thais), Thais (Vasula), Thais arenae, Thais biserialis, Thais bitubercularis, Thais blakei, Thais brevicula, Thais clarkensis, Thais cornwalli, Thais dubia, Thais etchegoinensis, Thais kettlemanensis, Thais lamellosa, Thais packi, Thais panzana, Thais trancosana, Thais tuberosa

Type specimen: LSJU (no number), a shell. Its type locality is LSJU Loc. 66, San Ignacio [Isidro Fm], which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Isidro Formation of Mexico.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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