Mitra (Fusimitra) mellingtoni Conrad 1854 (mitre shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Alternative combination: Mitra millingtoni

Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1854. Fossil Testacea of the Tertiary green-sand and marl-bed of Jackson, Miss. Determined and named by T. A. Conrad. Report on the agriculture and geology of Mississippi 289

Belongs to Mitra (Fusimitra) according to T. A. Conrad 1856

See also Conrad 1854

Sister taxa: Fusimitra antillensis, Fusimitra conquisita, Fusimitra limonensis, Fusimitra sanctifrancisci, Fusimitra swainsoni

Type specimen: Its type locality is Jackson, which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in Mississippi

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (13: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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