Agathistoma viridula Gmelin 1791 (snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Tegulidae

Alternative combinations: Agathistoma viridulus, Chlorostoma (Omphalius) viridulum, Tegula (Agathistoma) viridula, Tegula viridula, Trochus viridulus

Belongs to Agathistoma according to B. M. Landau et al. 2016

See also Arnold 1903, DeVries 2007, Hendy et al. 2008 and Weisbord 1962

Sister taxa: Tegula (Tegula), Tegula forbesi, Tegula jeanae, Tegula marylandicum, Tegula masiasi, Tegula melaleucos, Tegula pellisserpentis, Tegula thea, Tegula tridentata, Tegula varistriata, Promartynia pulligo, Agathistoma panamensis, Agathistoma patagonicum, Agathistoma paraguanensis, Agathistoma excavata, Agathistoma antiqua, Agathistoma verrucosa, Agathistoma fasciata, Agathistoma eiseni

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Venezuela (3 collections)

• Pliocene of Venezuela (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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