Tectus loryi d'Archaic and Haime 1853 (top snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae

Alternative combinations: Trochus (Tectus) loryi, Trochus loryi

Belongs to Tectus according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009

See also Harzhauser 2007 and Vredenburg 1928

Sister taxa: Tectus (Rochia), Tectus (Tectus), Tectus cognatus, Tectus fenestratus, Tectus guerangeri, Tectus insignis, Tectus japonicus, Tectus lucasianus, Tectus plicatoides, Tectus pyramis, Tectus thalmanni, Tectus tjilonganensis, Tectus vulgatus, Trochus (Tectus) marshalli

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of Sri Lanka (4 collections)

• Oligocene of Oman (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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