Tegula (Chlorostoma) ligulata Menke 1850 (top snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae

Alternative combinations: Chlorostoma (Omphalius) viridulum ligulatum, Tegula ligulata, Trochus ligulatus

Belongs to Tegula (Chlorostoma) according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931

See also Arnold 1903, Hoots 1931 and Willett 1937

Sister taxa: Chlorostoma (Omphalius), Chlorostoma argyrostoma, Chlorostoma arnoldi, Chlorostoma atrum, Chlorostoma aureotincta, 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) ligulatus, Tegula (Chlorostoma) malibuensis, Tegula (Chlorostoma) nashi, Tegula (Chlorostoma) pulcella

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (13: California)

• Pliocene of United States (3: California)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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