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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Muricinae

Phyllonotus globosus (Emmons, 1858)


Range: 10.7°N to 10.3°N; 64.5°W to 63°W
Depth: 9 to 9 m (live 9 to 9 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 60  mm

Synonymy

Murex globosus Emmons, 1858
Chicoreus globosus (Emmons, 1858) 
Phyllonotus margaritensis auct. non Abbott, 1958

Details


Murex globosa Emmons, 1858, p. 247-248, fig. 105A
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Miocene of the Cape Fear River
Range: 10.7°N to 10.3°N; 64.5°W to 63°W
Depth: 9 m (live 9 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Sucre
References: Macsotay (1982) DdLlNSEW
Combining Genera:  Chicoreus

Phyllonotus margaritensis auct. non Abbott, 1958, 
[Not available]
References: E. H. Vokes (1990b) s
Comments: Misidentification by Radwin & D'Attilio 1976, pl. 16, fig. 6.


Partial List of References

Emmons, E. 1858. Report of the North Carolina Geological Survey. Agriculture of the eastern counties; together with descriptions of the foss  xvi + 315 pp. [Stated date: post Mar 1.]

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