Clathrus gajensis Vredenburg 1928 (wentletrap)

Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Alternative combination: Scala (Clathrus) gajensis

Full reference: E. Vredenburg. 1928. Description of Mollusca from the post-Eocene Tertiary formation of north-western India: Gastropoda (in part) and Lamellibranchiata. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 50(2):351-506

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

See also Iqbal 1980 and Vredenburg 1928

Sister taxon: Epitonium (Clathrus) weaveri

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of India (1 collection), Pakistan (4)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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