†Petaloconchus laddfranklinae Maury 1917 (worm shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Belongs to Petaloconchus according to Maury 1917
Sister taxa: Petaloconchus (Petaloconchus), Petaloconchus compactus, Petaloconchus complicatus, Petaloconchus domingensis, Petaloconchus floridanus, Petaloconchus intortus, Petaloconchus macrophragma, Petaloconchus mcgintyi, Petaloconchus nigricans, Petaloconchus sculpturatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (5 collections)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (7)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), the Dominican Republic (24)
Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence
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