Macrophragma Carpenter 1857 (worm shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Alternative spelling: Petaloconchus (Macrophragma)
Parent taxon: Vermetidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Ladd 1972
Sister taxa: Burtinella, Dendropoma, Dendropomatinae, Elliptovermetus, Lementina, Lemintina, Serpulorbis, Vermetinae, Vermetus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Marshall Islands (2 collections)
• Miocene of Brazil (1), the Marshall Islands (4), Palau (1)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
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