Cheilea princetonia Brown and Pilsbry 1911 (hoof shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae

Full reference: A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry. 1911. Fauna of the Gatun Formation, Isthmus of Panama. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciencesof Philadelphia 63(2):336-373

Belongs to Cheilea according to A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry 1911

Sister taxa: Cheilea equestris, Cheilea uncinata

Type specimen: ANSP (no number), a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cheilea princetonia in the database

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