Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae
Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55
Belongs to Calliostoma (Calliostoma) according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: Calliostoma (Calliostoma) aurora, Calliostoma (Calliostoma) calderense, Calliostoma (Calliostoma) caronianum, Calliostoma (Calliostoma) conulus, Calliostoma (Calliostoma) decipiens, Calliostoma (Calliostoma) kickxii, Calliostoma (Calliostoma) laticarinatum, Calliostoma (Calliostoma) metalium, Calliostoma (Calliostoma) pulcher, Calliostoma (Calliostoma) pulchrum
Type specimen: USNM 441648, a shell. Its type locality is IPS 443, Seymour Island, which is in a Lutetian coastal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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