Volema (Hemifusus) ternatanus Gmelin 1791 (snail)

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

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