Megastraea McLean 1970 (snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae

Full reference: J. H. McLean. 1970. New eastern Pacific subgenera of Turbo Linnaeus, 1758 and Astraea Röding, 1798. The Veliger 13(1):71-72

Parent taxon: Turbinidae according to A. Alf 2019

Sister taxa: Angariinae, Anomphalinae, Arene, Astraea, Bakonyia, Bandelastraea, Coelobolma, Cynisca, Fischeriella, Flacilla, Galeoastraea, Gelasinostoma, Guizhouia, Homalopoma, Kaurnella, Klebyella, Littorinolacuna, Macrarene, Margaritinae, Moelleriinae, Moreanellinae, Nemrac, Odoardia, Pomaulax, Prisogaster, Prisogasterinae, Prototurbo, Torallochus, Turbininae, Turboidea

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (10 collections), United States (25: California)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 37 collections including 40 occurrences

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