Stellaria kriegerbartholdi Nielsen and DeVries 2002 (carrier shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae

Full reference: S. N. Nielsen and T. J. DeVries. 2002. Tertiary Xenophoridae (Gastropoda) of western South America. The Nautilus 116(3):71-78

Belongs to Stellaria according to S. N. Nielsen and T. J. DeVries 2002

Sister taxa: Stellaria chinensis, Stellaria solaris, Stellaria subextensa, Stellaria testigera

Type specimen: SGO.PI 5993, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Punta Millongue [Navidad Fm] (Miocene of Chile)

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