Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and J. L. Goedert. 1995. New Species of Middle Eocene Gastropods from the Northern Doty Hills, Southwestern Washington. The Veliger 38(3):254-269
Belongs to Pterynotus (Pterynotus) according to R. L. Squires 2001
See also Squires and Goedert 1995
Sister taxa: Pterynotus (Pterynotus) burnsii, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bushae, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) havanensis, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) hoerlei, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) matthewsensis, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) micropterus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) phaneus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) pinnatus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) posti, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) propeposti, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) rufirupicolus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) sabinola, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) stenzeli, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) weisbordi
Type specimen: LACMIP 12351, a shell. Its type locality is CSUN Loc. 1570 - Garrard Creek [Crescent/McIntosh Fm transition], which is in a Bartonian marine mudstone in Washington.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California, Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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