Lithopoma caelatum Gmelin 1791 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Alternative combinations: Astraea caelata, Astralium caelatum, Trochus caelatus
Belongs to Lithopoma according to B. M. Landau et al. 2016
See also Hendy et al. 2008 and Olsson 1922
Sister taxa: Lithopoma americanum, Lithopoma brevispinum, Lithopoma minutum, Lithopoma tectum, Lithopoma tuber, Pachypoma calcar, Pachypoma haueri, Pachypoma insolitum
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (2 collections), Haiti (1), Jamaica (1)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Haiti (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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