Vermetus giganteus Martin 1879 (worm shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae

Full reference: K. Martin. 1879. Die Tertiärschichten auf Java. Nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn. Geologische-Reichsmuseum 1-164

Belongs to Vermetus according to K. Martin 1879

Sister taxa: Vermetus (Bivonia), Vermetus (Thylaeodus), Vermetus (Vermetus), Vermetus anellum, Vermetus anguis, Vermetus carmatus, Vermetus cornejoi, Vermetus cristatus, Vermetus hanguensis, Vermetus javanus, Vermetus junghuhni, Vermetus lumbricalis, Vermetus maximus, Vermetus pulcher, Vermetus quadricarinatus, Vermetus stampinensis, Vermetus tokyoensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Junghuhn’s Locality K (Miocene of Indonesia)

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