Varicospira javana Martin 1879 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae

Alternative combinations: Dientomochilus javana, Rimella (Dientomochilus) javana, Rimella javana, Rostellaria (Rimella) javana, Rostellaria javana

Full reference: K. Martin. 1879. Die Tertiärschichten auf Java. Nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn. Geologische-Reichsmuseum 1-164

Belongs to Varicospira according to M. Harzhauser 2007

See also Vredenburg 1921 and Vredenburg 1928

Sister taxa: Dientomochilus (Varicospira) pakistanicus, Dientomochilus (Varicospira) rakhiensis, Dientomochilus (Varicospira) tenuiincisus, Varicospira cancellata, Varicospira crispata, Varicospira gerthi, Varicospira longirostra, Varicospira martini, Varicospira mordax, Varicospira narica, Varicospira rembangensis, Varicospira semicancellata, Varicospira sindiensis, Varicospira spinifera, Varicospira subrimosa, Varicospira zuschini

Subtaxa: Rimella javana gedrosiana

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (2 collections)

• Miocene of India (1), Indonesia (2), Myanmar (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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