Petaloconchus macrophragma Carpenter 1857 (worm shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Belongs to Petaloconchus according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Hendy 2021
Sister taxa: Petaloconchus (Petaloconchus), Petaloconchus compactus, Petaloconchus complicatus, Petaloconchus domingensis, Petaloconchus floridanus, Petaloconchus glomeratus, Petaloconchus intortus, Petaloconchus laddfranklinae, Petaloconchus mcgintyi, Petaloconchus nigricans, Petaloconchus sculpturatus, Petaloconchus varians
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Ponta do Itaacu (Miocene of Brazil)
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