Terebellum terebellum Linnaeus 1758 (true conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Alternative combination: Conus terebellum

Belongs to Terebellum according to C. H. Oostingh 1935

See also Wilson 1993 and Wilson 2002

Sister taxa: Terebellum (Mauryna), Terebellum (Terebellum), Terebellum burdenii, Terebellum californicum, Terebellum carcassense, Terebellum diversiornatum, Terebellum etiwanensis, Terebellum fusiforme, Terebellum fusiformopse, Terebellum obtusum, Terebellum olympiae, Terebellum saudiensis, Terebellum striatum, Terebellum subulatum

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Fiji (1), the Seychelles (1), Yemen (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (2)

• Pliocene of Indonesia (5)

• Miocene of Australia (3), India (1), Northern Mariana Islands (1)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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