Tegula rugosa Adams 1853 (rough top shell)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Tegulidae

Alternative combination: Chlorostoma rugosum

Belongs to Tegula according to S. C. Bruff 1946

Sister taxa: Tegula (Tegula), Tegula forbesi, Tegula jeanae, Tegula marylandicum, Tegula masiasi, Tegula melaleucos, Tegula pellisserpentis, Tegula reticulata, Tegula thea, Tegula tridentata, Tegula varistriata, Promartynia pulligo, Agathistoma verrucosa, Agathistoma panamensis, Agathistoma eiseni, Agathistoma patagonicum, Agathistoma antiqua, Agathistoma paraguanensis, Agathistoma excavata, Agathistoma fasciata, Agathistoma viridula

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (5 collections), United States (1: California)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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