Chlorostoma funebrale Adams 1855 (top snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae

Alternative combinations: Chlorostoma funebralis, Tegula (Chlorostoma) funebralis, Tegula funebrale, Tegula funebralis

Belongs to Chlorostoma according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Alf 2019, Ashley 1895, Chace and Chace 1919, Dornellas et al. 2020, Hendy 2020 and Oldroyd 1925

Sister taxa: Chlorostoma (Omphalius), Chlorostoma argyrostoma, Chlorostoma arnoldi, Chlorostoma atrum, Chlorostoma aureotincta, Chlorostoma austropacifica, Chlorostoma brunnea, Chlorostoma chilena, Chlorostoma costaricensis, Chlorostoma euryomphalum, Chlorostoma gallina, Chlorostoma ignota, Chlorostoma luctuosum, Chlorostoma matanzensis, Chlorostoma montereyi, Chlorostoma nautiloides, Chlorostoma pacificum, Chlorostoma quipua, Tegula (Chlorastoma) danvillensis, Tegula (Chlorostoma) ligulata, Tegula (Chlorostoma) ligulatus, Tegula (Chlorostoma) malibuensis, Tegula (Chlorostoma) nashi, Tegula (Chlorostoma) pulcella

Subtaxa: Chlorostoma funebrale subapertum

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (12 collections), United States (35: California)

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

• Pliocene of Mexico (1)

Total: 49 collections each including a single occurrence

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