Clypeomorus bifasciata Sowerby II 1855 (cerith snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae

Synonyms: Cerithium concisum Hombron 1852, Cerithium morus Lamarck 1822, Cerithium penthusarus Iredale 1929

Belongs to Clypeomorus according to B. Salvat et al. 2018

See also Short and Potter 1987

Sister taxa: Clypeomorus batillariaeformis, Clypeomorus clypeomorus, Clypeomorus coralius, Clypeomorus deningeri, Clypeomorus fennemai, Clypeomorus inflata, Clypeomorus kelirensis, Clypeomorus persicus, Clypeomorus petrosa, Clypeomorus petrosum, Clypeomorus preangerensis, Clypeomorus tuberculatum, Clypeomorus verbeekii, Clypeomorus wanneri, Clypeomorus woodwardi, Clypeomorus zonatus

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (4 collections), French Polynesia (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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