Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Alternative combination: Strombus gijskronenbergi
Full reference: M. Harzhauser. 2007. Oligocene and Aquitanian gastropod faunas from the Sultanate of Oman and their biogeographic implications for the western Indo-Pacific. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 280:75-121
Belongs to Persististrombus according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009
See also Harzhauser 2007
Sister taxa: Persististrombus aldrichi, Persististrombus baltrae, Persististrombus barrigonensis, Persististrombus bernielandaui, Persististrombus bonellii, Persististrombus chipolanus, Persististrombus coronatus, Persististrombus depertitus, Persististrombus exbonellii, Persististrombus granulatus, Persististrombus insulanus, Persististrombus kronenbergi, Persististrombus mardieae, Persististrombus obliteratus, Persististrombus preoccupatus, Persististrombus quilonensis, Persististrombus radix, Persististrombus toroensis
Type specimen: NHMW 2006z0231/0030, a shell. Its type locality is Gebel Madrakah - Ghubbarah Fm, which is in an Aquitanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal floatstone in the Ghubbarah Formation of Oman.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Gebel Madrakah - Ghubbarah Fm
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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