Crucibulum (Dispotaea) insculpta Jung 1965 (slipper shell)

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Alternative combination: Crepidula (Crepipatella) insculpta

Belongs to Crucibulum (Dispotaea) according to E. H. Vokes 1975

Sister taxa: Crucibulum (Dispotaea) constrictum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) costata, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricata, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) marense, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) papulum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) pectinatum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) springvaleense, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) striatum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) venezuelanum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) waltonense

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (12 collections), Venezuela (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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