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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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