Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Alternative combinations: Serpula granifera, Vermetus granifera, Vermetus graniferus
Belongs to Serpulorbis according to L. W. Ward 1998
See also Anderson 1929, Kidwell 1982, Martin 1904 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Serpulorbis arenaria, Serpulorbis cancellatus, Serpulorbis chavani, Serpulorbis conicus, Serpulorbis decussatus, Serpulorbis imbricatus, Serpulorbis llajasensis, Serpulorbis lornensis, Serpulorbis major, Serpulorbis papulosus, Serpulorbis rudis, Serpulorbis squamulosus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2), United States (9: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), Panama (1), United States (8: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (2: Florida)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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