Clypeomorus petrosum Wood 1828 (cerith snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae

Alternative combinations: Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) petrosum, Cerithium petrosum

Belongs to Clypeomorus according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007

Sister taxa: Clypeomorus batillariaeformis, Clypeomorus bifasciata, Clypeomorus clypeomorus, Clypeomorus coralius, Clypeomorus deningeri, Clypeomorus fennemai, Clypeomorus inflata, Clypeomorus kelirensis, Clypeomorus persicus, Clypeomorus petrosa, Clypeomorus preangerensis, Clypeomorus tuberculatum, Clypeomorus verbeekii, Clypeomorus wanneri, Clypeomorus woodwardi, Clypeomorus zonatus

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Vanuatu (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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