Gastropoda - Patellida - Nacellidae
Full reference: T. J. DeVries. 2007. Cenozoic Nacella (Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae) from Peru and Chile: Filling in the gaps. The Veliger 50(4):274-291
Belongs to Nacella (Patinigera) according to S. N. Nielsen 2013
See also DeVries 2007
Sister taxa: Nacella (Patinigera) chalaensis, Nacella (Patinigera) magellanica, Nacella (Patinigera) nielseni, Nacella (Patinigera) oblea, Nacella (Patinigera) oconaensis, Nacella (Patinigera) reicheae
Type specimen: UWBM 98634, a shell. Its type locality is DV 1279-1, Ocoña, which is in a Pliocene coastal gravel in Peru.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Peru (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Chile (1), Peru (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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