Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Alternative combinations: Calyptraea (Trochatella) trochiformis, Calyptraea trochiformis, Infundibulum trochiformis, Patella trochiformis, Trochatella trochiformis, Trochita trochiformis, Turbo trochiformis, Xenophora trochiformis
Belongs to Calyptraea (Trochita) according to Y. Okan and I. Hosgor 2009
See also Clark 1895, Harris and Palmer 1947, Kellum 1926, Stanton 1966, Vokes 1975 and Woodring 1957
Sister taxa: Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta, Calyptraea (Trochita) costaria, Calyptraea (Trochita) crenata, Calyptraea (Trochita) floridana, Calyptraea (Trochita) ornata, Calyptraea (Trochita) spirata, Trochita collinsii, Trochita diabloensis, Trochita occidentalis, Trochita pileolus, Trochita pileus, Trochita radians
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (2 collections), Morocco (3), Peru (3)
• Pliocene of Chile (2)
• Miocene of Panama (4)
• Oligocene of Costa Rica (1), Panama (2)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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