†Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856 (turret shell)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combinations: Protoma (Protoma) cathedralis, Turritella cathedralis
Belongs to Protoma according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Harzhauser 2002, Harzhauser 2004 and Harzhauser et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Protoma (Protoma), Protoma (Protomella), Protoma deshayesi, Protoma renevieri, Protoma retrodilatatum, Protoma rotifera, Protoma sindiense, Protoma subrenevieri
Subtaxa: Protoma cathedralis paucicincta
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (3 collections), France (3), Italy (8)
• Oligocene of Hungary (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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