Vermetus tokyoensis Pilsbry 1895 (worm shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Alternative combination: Petaloconchus tokyoensis
Belongs to Vermetus according to T. Okutaini 2000
See also Nomura 1932
Sister taxa: Vermetus (Bivonia), Vermetus (Thylaeodus), Vermetus (Vermetus), Vermetus anellum, Vermetus anguis, Vermetus carmatus, Vermetus cornejoi, Vermetus cristatus, Vermetus giganteus, Vermetus hanguensis, Vermetus javanus, Vermetus junghuhni, Vermetus lumbricalis, Vermetus maximus, Vermetus pulcher, Vermetus quadricarinatus, Vermetus stampinensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kii Peninsula (Quaternary of Japan)
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