Lobatus costatus Gmelin 1791 (true conch)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Alternative combinations: Aliger costatus, Macrostrombus costatus, Strombus (Macrostrombus) costatus, Strombus costatus
Belongs to Lobatus according to B. M. Landau et al. 2008
See also Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Lobatus dominator, Lobatus galliformis, Lobatus gallus, Lobatus gigas, Lobatus goliath, Lobatus haitensis, Lobatus rarinus, Lobatus vokesae, Lobatus williamsi
Subtaxa: Strombus (Macrostrombus) costatus griffini
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: Florida collections)
• Pliocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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