Thylacodes squamigerus Carpenter 1857 (worm shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Alternative combinations: Aletes squamigerus, Serpulorbis squamigerus, Thylocodes squamigerus, Vermetus squamigerus
Belongs to Thylacodes according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Addicott and Emerson 1959, Ashley 1895, Chace and Chace 1919, Hendy 2020 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxon: Anguinella virginica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Mexico (8), United States (29: California)
• Pliocene of United States (8: California)
Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence
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