†Petaloconchus domingensis Sowerby 1849 (worm shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Belongs to Petaloconchus according to N. E. Weisbord 1929
See also Brown and Pilsbry 1911
Sister taxa: Petaloconchus (Petaloconchus), Petaloconchus compactus, Petaloconchus complicatus, Petaloconchus floridanus, Petaloconchus intortus, Petaloconchus laddfranklinae, Petaloconchus macrophragma, Petaloconchus mcgintyi, Petaloconchus nigricans, Petaloconchus sculpturatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (6 collections)
• Miocene of Colombia (3), the Dominican Republic (29)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
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