Tegula melaleucos Jonas 1844 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Tegulidae
Alternative combination: Trochus melaleucos
Belongs to Tegula according to T. J. DeVries 2007
Sister taxa: Tegula (Tegula), Tegula forbesi, Tegula jeanae, Tegula marylandicum, Tegula masiasi, Tegula pellisserpentis, Tegula reticulata, Tegula rugosa, Tegula thea, Tegula tridentata, Tegula varistriata, Promartynia pulligo, Agathistoma patagonicum, Agathistoma excavata, Agathistoma verrucosa, Agathistoma eiseni, Agathistoma antiqua, Agathistoma paraguanensis, Agathistoma fasciata, Agathistoma viridula, Agathistoma panamensis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at DV 211-3 [terrace] (Quaternary of Peru)
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