†Zegalerus coniculus Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 (slipper shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Calyptraeidae
Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55
Belongs to Zegalerus according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 441681, a shell. Its type locality is IPS 10, Seymour Island, which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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