Volema (Hemifusus) ternatanus Gmelin 1791 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Alternative combinations: Hemifusus (Hemifusus) ternatanus, Hemifusus ternatanus, Murex ternatanus
Belongs to Volema (Hemifusus) according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006
See also Oostingh 1935
Sister taxa: Fusus (Hemifusus) cooperii, Hemifusus (Hemifusus), Hemifusus arnoldi, Hemifusus dalli, Hemifusus lewisiana, Hemifusus lincolnensis, Hemifusus montensis, Hemifusus sopenahensis, Hemifusus tejonensis, Hemifusus waringi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), Taiwan (2), Thailand (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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