Columbella mercatoria Linnaeus 1758 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Alternative combination: Voluta mercatoria

Synonym: Columbella williamgabbi Weisbord 1962

Belongs to Columbella according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Jung 1994

Sister taxa: Columbella (Columbella), Columbella asphaltoda, Columbella calvertensis, Columbella descepta, Columbella erythrostoma, Columbella herklotsi, Columbella labreana, Columbella lacteoides, Columbella lopezana, Columbella ornata, Columbella platynema, Columbella punctostriata, Columbella rusticoides, Columbella submercatoria, Columbella sulcata

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Bahamas (4 collections), Bermuda (5), Cayman Islands (2), Cuba (3), Haiti (2), Jamaica (2), Panama (1), United States (1: Florida), Venezuela (1)

• Pliocene of Venezuela (4)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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