Lobatus vokesae Landau et al. 2008 (true conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Full reference: B. M. Landau, G. C. Kronenberg, and G. S. Herbert. 2008. A large species of Lobatus (Gastropoda: Strombidae) from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic, with notes on the genus. The Veliger 50(1):31-38

Belongs to Lobatus according to B. M. Landau et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Lobatus costatus, Lobatus dominator, Lobatus galliformis, Lobatus gallus, Lobatus gigas, Lobatus goliath, Lobatus haitensis, Lobatus rarinus, Lobatus williamsi

Type specimen: NHMW 2007z0161/0001, a shell. Its type locality is Cercado Formation (unspecified localities), which is in a Tortonian coastal siliciclastic in the Cercado Formation of the Dominican Republic.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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