†Tectus (Tectus) bomasensis Martin 1916 (top snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae

Alternative combinations: Trochus (Trochus) bomasensis, Trochus bomasensis

Belongs to Tectus (Tectus) according to H. S. Ladd 1966

See also van den Hoek Ostende et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Tectus (Tectus) margaritaceus, Tectus (Tectus) mauritianus, Tectus (Tectus) texanus, Tectus (Tectus) tomasensis

Type specimen: RGM 11569, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Fiji (1 collection)

• Miocene of Indonesia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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