Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Alternative combinations: Calyptraea imbricata, Crucibulum imbricata, Crucibulum imbricatum
Belongs to Crucibulum (Dispotaea) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Olsson 1942 and Soper and Grant, IV 1932
Sister taxa: Crucibulum (Dispotaea) constrictum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) costata, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) insculpta, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) marense, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) papulum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) pectinatum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) springvaleense, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) striatum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) venezuelanum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) waltonense
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Mexico (3), Peru (1), United States (4: California, Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (2), United States (1: California)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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