Strombus bifrons Sowerby 1850 (conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Synonyms: Lobatus ambiguus Sowerby 1850, Strombus ambiguus Sowerby 1850

Belongs to Strombus according to J. R. Freiheit and D. H. Geary 2009

See also Landau et al. 2008 and Maury 1917

Sister taxa: Strombus (Austrombus), Strombus (Conomurex), Strombus (Dolomena), Strombus (Doxander), Strombus (Euprotomus), Strombus (Eustrombus), Strombus (Gibberulus), Strombus (Labiostrombus), Strombus (Laevistrombus), Strombus (Lentigo), Strombus (Macrostrombus), Strombus (Strombus), Strombus (Tricornis), Strombus alatus, Strombus albirupianus, Strombus arayaensis, Strombus blanci, Strombus contortus, Strombus cossmanni, Strombus daviesi, Strombus evergladesensis, Strombus fasciatus, Strombus fasciatus, Strombus floridanus, Strombus galeatus, Strombus gatunensis, Strombus glaber, Strombus herklotsi, Strombus inflatus, Strombus javanus, Strombus junghuhni, Strombus labiatus, Strombus lindae, Strombus mekranicus, Strombus nodosus, Strombus proximus, Strombus pugilis, Strombus sedanensis, Strombus tournoueri, Strombus triangulatus, Strombus uncatus, Strombus urceus, Strombus vomer

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (14 collections), Jamaica (3)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (9)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (49), Puerto Rico (1)

Total: 76 collections each including a single occurrence

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