Monilea riorapelensis Nielsen et al. 2004 (top snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae

Full reference: S. N. Nielsen, D. Frassinetti, and K. Bandel. 2004. Miocene Vetigastropoda and Neritimorpha (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of central Chile. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 17:73-88

Belongs to Monilea according to S. N. Nielsen et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Monilea (Monilea), Monilea (Rossiteria), Monilea belcheri, Monilea callifera, Monilea nucleus

Type specimen: SGO.PI.6006, a shell. Its type locality is North of Rio Rapel (RAP), which is in a Miocene deep-water sandstone in the Navidad Formation of Chile.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at North of Rio Rapel (RAP)

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