Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae
Alternative combination: Tegula (Chlorostoma) chilena
Belongs to Chlorostoma according to S. N. Nielsen 2013
Sister taxa: Chlorostoma (Omphalius), Chlorostoma argyrostoma, Chlorostoma arnoldi, Chlorostoma atrum, Chlorostoma aureotincta, Chlorostoma austropacifica, Chlorostoma brunnea, Chlorostoma costaricensis, Chlorostoma euryomphalum, Chlorostoma funebrale, Chlorostoma gallina, Chlorostoma ignota, Chlorostoma luctuosum, Chlorostoma matanzensis, Chlorostoma montereyi, Chlorostoma nautiloides, Chlorostoma pacificum, Chlorostoma quipua, Tegula (Chlorastoma) danvillensis, Tegula (Chlorostoma) dubiosa, Tegula (Chlorostoma) ligulata, Tegula (Chlorostoma) ligulatus, Tegula (Chlorostoma) malibuensis, Tegula (Chlorostoma) nashi, Tegula (Chlorostoma) pulcella
Type specimen: Its type locality is Navidad Fm: Matanzas, which is in a Miocene marine siltstone in the Navidad Formation of Chile
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Navidad Fm: Matanzas
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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