Tritonopsis gilletti Richards 1943 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Rapana gilletti

Full reference: H. G. Richards. 1943. Additions to the Fauna of the Trent Marl of North Carolina. Journal of Paleontology 17(5):518-526

Belongs to Tritonopsis according to L. W. Ward 1992

See also Richards 1943

Sister taxa: Tritonopsis biconica, Tritonopsis ecclesiastica

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: North Carolina collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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