Cheilea uncinata Reeve 1858 (hoof shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae

Alternative combination: Calyptraea uncinata

Synonym: Cheilea dryas Gardner 1947

Belongs to Cheilea according to E. H. Vokes 1975

Sister taxa: Cheilea equestris, Cheilea princetonia

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (7: Florida collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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