Thais brevicula Vermeij 2001 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: G. J. Vermeij. 2001. Distribution, history, and taxonomy of the Thais clade (Gastropoda, Muricidae) in the Neogene of tropical America. Journal of Paleontology 75(3):697-705

Belongs to Thais according to G. J. Vermeij 2001

Sister taxa: Thais (Mancinella), Thais (Thais), Thais (Vasula), Thais arenae, Thais biserialis, Thais bitubercularis, Thais blakei, Thais clarkensis, Thais cornwalli, Thais dubia, Thais etchegoinensis, Thais kettlemanensis, Thais lamellosa, Thais packi, Thais panzana, Thais trancosana, Thais tuberosa, Thais wittichi

Type specimen: NMB H 18253, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Thais brevicula in the database

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