Chlorostoma arnoldi Weaver 1912 (top snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae

Alternative combination: Tegula arnoldi

Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1912. A preliminary report on the Tertiary paleontology of western Washington. Washington Geological Survey Bulletin 15:1-80

Belongs to Chlorostoma according to Weaver 1912

Sister taxa: Chlorostoma (Omphalius), Chlorostoma argyrostoma, Chlorostoma atrum, Chlorostoma aureotincta, Chlorostoma austropacifica, Chlorostoma brunnea, Chlorostoma chilena, 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 Chehalis River (Lincoln Creek Formation), which is in a Chattian offshore sandstone in the Blakeley Formation of Washington

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Chehalis River (Lincoln Creek Formation)

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