Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae
Alternative combinations: Chlorostoma aureotinctum, Chlorostoma aureotinctus, Tegula (Agathistoma) aureotincta, Tegula (Chlorostoma) aureotincta, Tegula aureotincta, Trochus (Monodonta) aureotinctus
Synonym: Turbo cateniferus Kiener 1847 [replaced name]
Belongs to Chlorostoma according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Alf 2019, Arnold 1903, Ashley 1895, Hendy 2020 and Valentine 1958
Sister taxa: Chlorostoma (Omphalius), Chlorostoma argyrostoma, Chlorostoma arnoldi, Chlorostoma atrum, 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
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (16: California)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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