Lithopoma brevispinum Lamarck 1822 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Alternative combinations: Astralium brevispinum, Trochus brevispina
Synonym: Astraea (Lithopoma) differentia Weisbord 1962
Belongs to Lithopoma according to B. M. Landau et al. 2016
See also Landau and Marques da Silva 2010 and Olsson 1922
Sister taxa: Lithopoma americanum, Lithopoma caelatum, Lithopoma minutum, Lithopoma tectum, Lithopoma tuber, Pachypoma calcar, Pachypoma insolitum, Pachypoma haueri
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2 collections), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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