Zegalerus Finlay 1927 (slipper shell)
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Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Parent taxon: Calyptraeidae according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bostrycapulus, Calyptraea, Calyptroides, Calyptropsis, Clypeola, Crepidula, Crepipatella, Crucibulum, Ergaea, Galeropsis, Grandicrepidula, Maoricrypta, Sigapatella, Thylacus, Trochita, Verticumbo
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Pliocene of New Zealand (2)
• Miocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (3)
• Eocene of Antarctica (8)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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