Diloma miocenica 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 Diloma according to S. N. Nielsen et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Diloma (Paroxystele), Diloma (Pictodiloma)

Type specimen: SGO.PI.6016, a shell. Its type locality is Matanzas north (MAT), which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Navidad Formation of Chile.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of Chile (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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