Amblychilepas scutellum Gmelin 1791 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Alternative combinations: Amblychilepas scutella, Patella scutellum
Belongs to Amblychilepas according to B. Kensley and J. Pether 1986
See also Davies 1973
Sister taxa: Amblychilepas acra, Amblychilepas compressa, Amblychilepas crucis, Amblychilepas javanicus, Amblychilepas nigrita, Amblychilepas oblonga, Amblychilepas omicron
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mozambique (1 collection), Namibia (1), South Africa (6)
• Pliocene of South Africa (3)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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