Vermetus javanus Martin 1879 (worm shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae

Alternative combination: Vermetus (Lemintina) javanus

Full reference: K. Martin. 1879. Die Tertiärschichten auf Java. Nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn. Geologische-Reichsmuseum 1-164

Belongs to Vermetus according to P. N. Mukerjee 1939

See also Martin 1879 and Oostingh 1935

Sister taxa: Vermetus (Bivonia), Vermetus (Thylaeodus), Vermetus (Vermetus), Vermetus anellum, Vermetus anguis, Vermetus carmatus, Vermetus cornejoi, Vermetus cristatus, Vermetus giganteus, Vermetus hanguensis, Vermetus junghuhni, Vermetus lumbricalis, Vermetus maximus, Vermetus pulcher, Vermetus quadricarinatus, Vermetus stampinensis, Vermetus tokyoensis

Subtaxa: Vermetus (Lemintina) javanus tegalensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Indonesia (6 collections)

• Miocene of India (2), Indonesia (8)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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