Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Alternative combinations: Cassis (Phalium) aldrichi, Phalium (Tylocassis) aldrichi, Semicassis (Tylocassis) aldrichi
Belongs to Semicassis according to A. G. Beu 2010
See also Gardner 1947 and Woodring 1959
Sister taxa: Cassidea (Semicassis) bituminata, Cassidea (Semicassis) calantica, Cassidea (Semicassis) mekranica, Cassidea (Semicassis) ormarensis, Cassidea (Semicassis) vandervierki, Phalium (Semicassis) marcusi, Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata, Phalium (Semicassis) tuberculiformis, Semicassis (Antephalium), Semicassis (Semicassis), Semicassis angasi, Semicassis bisulcata, Semicassis centiquadrata, Semicassis deneseplicata, Semicassis faurotis, Semicassis granulata, Semicassis harpaeformis, Semicassis labiata, Semicassis monilifera, Semicassis oligocalantica, Semicassis ovulum, Semicassis pyrum, Semicassis pyshtensis, Semicassis reclusa, Semicassis sculpta, Semicassis senni, Semicassis (Tylocassis) maleaformis, Phalium (Tylocassis) sulcosum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (2 collections), United States (5: Florida), Venezuela (3)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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