Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Alternative combination: Cassis monilifera
Belongs to Semicassis according to D. Frassinetti 2001
Sister taxa: Cassidea (Semicassis) bituminata, Cassidea (Semicassis) calantica, Cassidea (Semicassis) mekranica, Cassidea (Semicassis) ormarensis, Cassidea (Semicassis) vandervierki, Phalium (Semicassis) marcusi, Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata, Phalium (Semicassis) tuberculiformis, Semicassis (Antephalium), Semicassis (Semicassis), Semicassis aldrichi, Semicassis angasi, Semicassis bisulcata, Semicassis centiquadrata, Semicassis deneseplicata, Semicassis faurotis, Semicassis granulata, Semicassis harpaeformis, Semicassis labiata, Semicassis oligocalantica, Semicassis ovulum, Semicassis pyrum, Semicassis pyshtensis, Semicassis reclusa, Semicassis sculpta, Semicassis senni, Phalium (Tylocassis) sulcosum, Semicassis (Tylocassis) maleaformis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Chile (3 collections)
• Miocene of Chile (7)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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