Crucibulum (Dispotaea) papulum Addicott 1970 (slipper shell)

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Full reference: W.O. Addicott. 1970. Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642:1-172

Belongs to Crucibulum (Dispotaea) according to W.O. Addicott 1970

Sister taxa: Crucibulum (Dispotaea) constrictum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) costata, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricata, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) insculpta, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) marense, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) pectinatum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) springvaleense, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) striatum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) venezuelanum, Crucibulum (Dispotaea) waltonense

Type specimen: USNM 650098

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Crucibulum (Dispotaea) papulum in the database

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