Lithopoma americanum Gmelin 1791 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Alternative combinations: Astraea (Lithopoma) americana, Astraea americana, Astralium americanum, Trochus americanus
Synonyms: Astraea (Lithopoma) americana southbayensis Petuch 1994, Astraea (Lithopoma) southbayensis Petuch 1994
Belongs to Lithopoma according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Lithopoma brevispinum, Lithopoma caelatum, Lithopoma minutum, Lithopoma tectum, Lithopoma tuber, Pachypoma calcar, Pachypoma insolitum, Pachypoma haueri
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Haiti (1), United States (2: Florida)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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