Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Alternative combinations: Cerithium margaritaceum, Mesohalina margaritacea, Murex margaritaceus, Potamides margaritaceus, Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) margaritaceus, Tympanotonos margaritaceus
Belongs to Mesohalina according to R. Marquet et al. 2008
See also Harzhauser 2004, Harzhauser and Mandic 2001 and Henriques da Silva 1956
Sister taxa: Mesohalina brabantinus, Mesohalina burdigalinus, Mesohalina taschei
Subtaxa: Tympanotonos margaritaceus grateloupi
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection), Greece (1), Madagascar (1), Sao Tome and Principe (1)
• Oligocene of Austria (2), Greece (2), Türkiye (5)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.