†Canarium mutabile Swainson 1821 (true conch)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Alternative combinations: Strombus (Canarium) mutabilis, Strombus mutabilis
Belongs to Canarium according to B. Salvat et al. 2018
See also Hendy 2007, Jensen 1996 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Canarium parksii, Strombus (Canarium) fragilis, Strombus (Canarium) haemastoma, Strombus (Canarium) maculatus
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), French Polynesia (1), Guam (1), the Marshall Islands (1), Saudi Arabia (2), South Africa (1), United States (10: Hawaii)
• Pliocene of Fiji (1), Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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