Cassidea (Semicassis) vandervierki Martin 1933 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae

Full reference: K. Martin. 1933. Eine neue tertiƤre Molluskenfauna aus dem Indischen Archipel. Leidse Geologische Mededelingen 6:7-32

Belongs to Cassidea (Semicassis) according to K. Martin 1933

Sister taxa: Cassidea (Semicassis) bituminata, Cassidea (Semicassis) calantica, Cassidea (Semicassis) mekranica, Cassidea (Semicassis) ormarensis, Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata, Phalium (Semicassis) tuberculiformis, Semicassis (Antephalium), Semicassis (Semicassis), Semicassis aldrichi, Semicassis angasi, Semicassis bisulcata, Semicassis centiquadrata, Semicassis deneseplicata, Semicassis faurotis, Semicassis granulata, Semicassis harpaeformis, Semicassis labiata, Semicassis monilifera, Semicassis oligocalantica, Semicassis ovulum, Semicassis pyrum, Semicassis pyshtensis, Semicassis reclusa, Semicassis sculpta, Semicassis senni, Phalium (Tylocassis) sulcosum, Semicassis (Tylocassis) maleaformis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Waisiu, Buton Island, which is in a Zanclean carbonate marl in the Sampolakosa Formation of Indonesia

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Waisiu, Buton Island

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