Tectus cognatus Sowerby 1840 (top snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae

Alternative combinations: Trochus (Tectus) cognatus, Trochus cognatus

Belongs to Tectus according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009

See also Harzhauser 2007 and Vredenburg 1928

Sister taxa: Tectus (Rochia), Tectus (Tectus), Tectus fenestratus, Tectus guerangeri, Tectus insignis, Tectus japonicus, Tectus loryi, Tectus lucasianus, Tectus plicatoides, Tectus pyramis, Tectus thalmanni, Tectus tjilonganensis, Tectus vulgatus, Trochus (Tectus) marshalli

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of India (2 collections), Pakistan (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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