Trochita pileus Lamarck 1822 (slipper shell)
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Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Alternative combination: Trochus pileus
Belongs to Trochita according to G. Rosenberg 2005
Sister taxa: Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta, Calyptraea (Trochita) costaria, Calyptraea (Trochita) crenata, Calyptraea (Trochita) floridana, Calyptraea (Trochita) ornata, Calyptraea (Trochita) spirata, Calyptraea (Trochita) trochiformis, Trochita collinsii, Trochita diabloensis, Trochita occidentalis, Trochita pileolus, Trochita radians
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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