Crucibulum (Dispotaea) marense Weisbord 1962 (slipper shell)

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Alternative combination: Crucibulum marense

Belongs to Crucibulum (Dispotaea) according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010

See also Petuch 1988

Sister taxa: Crucibulum (Dispotaea) constrictum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) costata, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricata, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) insculpta, 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:

• Pliocene of Venezuela (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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