Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Alternative combination: Epitonium (Cirsotrema) togatum
Belongs to Cirsotrema according to H. Dushane 1988
See also Pitt 1981
Sister taxa: Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis), Cirsotrema (Coroniscala), Cirsotrema (Plastiscala), Cirsotrema (Propescala), Cirsotrema (Rectacirsa), Cirsotrema (Tioria), Cirsotrema cirritum, Cirsotrema crassicostatum, Cirsotrema dalli, Cirsotrema diversiformis, Cirsotrema dubiosa, Cirsotrema fimbriosa, Cirsotrema funiculus, Cirsotrema gagei, Cirsotrema hauniensis, Cirsotrema miovaricosum, Cirsotrema pleiophylla, Cirsotrema preyoungi, Cirsotrema tenuisculptum, Cirsotrema varicosa, Epitonium (Cirsotrema) clallamense, Epitonium (Cirsotrema) howei, Epitonium (Cirsotrema) pasoense, Epitonium (Cirsotrema) posoensis, Epitonium (Cirsotrema) saundersi, Scala (Cirsotrema) subtenuilamella
Type specimen: Its type locality is Quebrada Camarones [Esmeraldas Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone/sandstone in the Esmeraldas Formation of Ecuador
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Ecuador (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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