Homalopoma (Homalopoma) luridum Dall 1885 (snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae

Alternative combinations: Homalopoma luridum, Leptothyra sanguinea lurida

Synonyms: Homalopoma carpenteri Pilsbry 1889, Leptothyra carpenteri Pilsbry 1889

Belongs to Homalopoma (Homalopoma) according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Hendy 2020 and Valentine 1958

Sister taxa: Homalopoma (Homalopoma) baculum, Homalopoma (Homalopoma) berryi, Homalopoma (Homalopoma) mimicum, Homalopoma (Homalopoma) paucicostatum, Homalopoma (Homalopoma) radiatum, Homalopoma (Homalopoma) subobsoletum

Type specimens:

  • Homalopoma (Homalopoma) luridum: USNM 60917, a shell
  • Leptothyra carpenteri:

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (8 collections), United States (39: California)

• Pliocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 48 collections each including a single occurrence

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