Petaloconchus glomeratus Linnaeus 1758 (worm shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae

Alternative combination: Serpula glomerata

Belongs to Petaloconchus according to P.M. Novack-Gottshall 2025

See also Bosselaers et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Petaloconchus (Petaloconchus), Petaloconchus compactus, Petaloconchus complicatus, Petaloconchus domingensis, Petaloconchus floridanus, Petaloconchus intortus, Petaloconchus laddfranklinae, Petaloconchus macrophragma, Petaloconchus mcgintyi, Petaloconchus nigricans, Petaloconchus sculpturatus, Petaloconchus varians

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection), Italy (1)

• Miocene of Belgium (1), Germany (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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