†Mesohalina margaritaceus Brocchi 1814 (horn snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Alternative combinations: Cerithium margaritaceum, Mesohalina margaritacea, Murex margaritaceus, Potamides margaritaceus, Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) margaritaceus, Tympanotonos margaritaceus
Belongs to Mesohalina according to R. Marquet et al. 2008
See also Harzhauser 2004 and Harzhauser and Mandic 2001
Sister taxa: Mesohalina brabantinus, Mesohalina burdigalinus, Mesohalina taschei
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (2 collections), Greece (1), Madagascar (1)
• Oligocene of Austria (5), Belgium (5), Greece (2), Turkey (5)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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