Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae
Alternative combinations: Tegula (Chlorostoma) gallina, Tegula gallina, Trochus (Monodonta) gallina
Synonym: Trochus (Monodonta) pyriformis Gould 1853
Belongs to Chlorostoma according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Dornellas et al. 2020, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Woodring et al. 1946
Sister taxa: Chlorostoma (Omphalius), Chlorostoma argyrostoma, Chlorostoma arnoldi, Chlorostoma atrum, Chlorostoma aureotincta, Chlorostoma austropacifica, Chlorostoma brunnea, Chlorostoma chilena, Chlorostoma costaricensis, Chlorostoma euryomphalum, Chlorostoma funebrale, Chlorostoma ignota, Chlorostoma luctuosum, Chlorostoma matanzensis, Chlorostoma montereyi, Chlorostoma nautiloides, Chlorostoma pacificum, Chlorostoma quipua, Tegula (Chlorastoma) danvillensis, Tegula (Chlorostoma) ligulatus, Tegula (Chlorostoma) malibuensis, Tegula (Chlorostoma) nashi, Tegula (Chlorostoma) pulcella
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (16 collections), United States (27: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (3: California)
• Miocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 48 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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