Xymenopsis Powell 1951 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Parent taxon: Trophoninae according to G. Rosenberg 2005
See also Frassinetti and Covacevich 1995 and Nielson and Valdovinos 2008
Sister taxa: Anatrophon, Apixystus, Benthoxystus, Chesatrophon, Enatimene, Enixotrophon, Eopaziella, Gemixystus, Lenitrophon, Litozamia, Paratrophon, Scabrotrophon, Terefundus, Trophon, Vesanula, Xanthochorus, Xenotrophon, Xymene
Subtaxa: Xymenopsis buccinea Xymenopsis dispar Xymenopsis hero Xymenopsis liratus Xymenopsis muriciformis
Type: Fusus liratus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (3 collections), Chile (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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