Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae
Alternative combinations: Tectus (Tectus) pyramis, Trochus pyramis
Belongs to Tectus according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009
See also Hendy 2007, Ladd 1966 and Short and Potter 1987
Sister taxa: Tectus (Rochia), Tectus (Tectus), Tectus cognatus, Tectus fenestratus, Tectus guerangeri, Tectus insignis, Tectus japonicus, Tectus loryi, Tectus lucasianus, Tectus plicatoides, Tectus thalmanni, Tectus tjilonganensis, Tectus vulgatus, Trochus (Tectus) marshalli
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (7 collections), Northern Mariana Islands (1), Tonga (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1), Japan (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Christmas Island (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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