Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Alternative combinations: Dientomochilus cancellata, Dientomochilus cancellatus, Rimella cancellata, Strombus cancellata, Strombus cancellatus, Varicospira cancellatus
Belongs to Varicospira according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009
See also Eames 1950, Harzhauser 2007, Hashimoto 1982, Hendy et al. 2008 and Lamarck 1816
Sister taxa: Dientomochilus (Varicospira) pakistanicus, Dientomochilus (Varicospira) rakhiensis, Dientomochilus (Varicospira) tenuiincisus, Varicospira crispata, Varicospira gerthi, Varicospira javana, Varicospira longirostra, Varicospira martini, Varicospira mordax, Varicospira narica, Varicospira rembangensis, Varicospira semicancellata, Varicospira sindiensis, Varicospira spinifera, Varicospira subrimosa, Varicospira zuschini
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Fiji (1 collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (2)
• Pliocene of Fiji (1), India (1), Indonesia (2), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1), the Marshall Islands (1), the Philippines (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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