Dolium (Eudolium) tessellatum Bruguière 1789 (tun shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae

Alternative combinations: Buccinum tessellatum, Dolium tessellatum

Belongs to Dolium (Eudolium) according to E. Vredenburg 1925

Sister taxa: Dolium (Eudolium) arabicum, Dolium (Eudolium) bituminatum, Dolium (Eudolium) ormarense, Eudolium (Eudolium), Eudolium aoteanum, Eudolium subfasciatum

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mekran beds - Koh-i-Dumak (Miocene of Pakistan)

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