Vermetus cornejoi Castillo and Aguilera 1895 (worm shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae

Alternative combination: Vermetus (Burtinella) cornejoi

Belongs to Vermetus according to R. W. Imlay 1940

Sister taxa: Vermetus (Bivonia), Vermetus (Thylaeodus), Vermetus (Vermetus), Vermetus anellum, Vermetus anguis, Vermetus carmatus, Vermetus cristatus, Vermetus giganteus, Vermetus hanguensis, Vermetus javanus, Vermetus junghuhni, Vermetus lumbricalis, Vermetus maximus, Vermetus pulcher, Vermetus quadricarinatus, Vermetus stampinensis, Vermetus tokyoensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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