†Levifusus mortonii (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Perissityidae
Belongs to Levifusus according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Fusinus (Levifusus) calabasasensis, Fusinus (Levifusus) waringi, Fusus (Levifusus) palaeocenicus, Fusus (Levifusus) trabeatus, Levifusus angelicus, Levifusus brauneri, Levifusus fulguriparens, Levifusus maputi, Levifusus moodianus, Levifusus mortoni, Levifusus mortonopsis, Levifusus pagodiformis, Levifusus woolfei, Levifusus yochelsoni
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (17: Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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