Tritonium buwaldi Dickerson 1914 (triton)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Full reference: R. E. Dickerson. 1914. Fauna of the Martinez Eocene of California. Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California 6:61-180

Belongs to Tritonium according to R. E. Dickerson 1914

Sister taxa: Charonia (Charonia), Charonia guichemerri, Charonia lampas, Charonia multinodosa, Charonia sauliae, Charonia tritonis, Charonia variegata, Charonia weisbordi, Tritonium impressum, Tritonium martinezensis, Tritonium eocenicum, Tritonium centrosum, Tritonium pulchrum, Tritonium newsomi, Triton oligostirus, Triton obscurus, Triton crassidens, Triton buccinoides, Triton mississpiensis, Triton obscurus, Triton heptagonum, Triton abbreviatus, Triton ovoideus, Triton connectens, Triton cribrosus, Triton atavus, Triton sexcostatus, Triton quoyi

Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP 790, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in the Martinez Formation of California

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP 790

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