Persististrombus depertitus Sowerby 1840 (true conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Alternative combination: Strombus depertitus

Synonyms: Strombus exnodosus Sacco 1893, Strombus nodosus Sowerby 1840, Strombus sowerbyi Cossmann 1904

Belongs to Persististrombus according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Persististrombus aldrichi, Persististrombus baltrae, Persististrombus barrigonensis, Persististrombus bernielandaui, Persististrombus bonellii, Persististrombus chipolanus, Persististrombus coronatus, Persististrombus exbonellii, Persististrombus gijskronenbergi, Persististrombus granulatus, Persististrombus insulanus, Persististrombus kronenbergi, Persististrombus mardieae, Persististrombus obliteratus, Persististrombus preoccupatus, Persististrombus quilonensis, Persististrombus radix, Persististrombus toroensis

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of India (2 collections), Pakistan (3), Somalia (5)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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