Megastraea undosa Wood 1828 (snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae

Alternative combinations: Astraea (Megastraea) undosa, Astraea (Megastraea) undosua, Astraea (Pomaulax) undosa, Astraea undosa, Pomaulax undosus, Trochus undosus

Synonyms: Imperator serratus Carpenter 1864, Trochus balaenarum Valenciennes 1846

Belongs to Megastraea according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Alf 2019, Chace 1956, Hall 2002, Keen 1971, McLean 1970 and Valentine 1956

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (10 collections), United States (23: California)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence

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