Varicospira sindiensis Vredenburg 1925 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae

Alternative combinations: Rostellaria sindiensis, Tibia sindiensis

Full reference: E. Vredenburg. 1925. Description of Mollusca from the post-Eocene Tertiary formation of north-western India: Cephalopoda, Opisthobranchiata, Siphonostomata. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 50(1):1-350

Belongs to Varicospira according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009

See also Iqbal 1980 and Vredenburg 1925

Sister taxa: Dientomochilus (Varicospira) pakistanicus, Dientomochilus (Varicospira) rakhiensis, Dientomochilus (Varicospira) tenuiincisus, Varicospira cancellata, Varicospira crispata, Varicospira gerthi, Varicospira javana, Varicospira longirostra, Varicospira martini, Varicospira mordax, Varicospira narica, Varicospira rembangensis, Varicospira semicancellata, Varicospira spinifera, Varicospira subrimosa, Varicospira zuschini

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of Pakistan (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Pakistan (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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