Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Full reference: S. N. Nielsen and T. J. DeVries. 2002. Tertiary Xenophoridae (Gastropoda) of western South America. The Nautilus 116(3):71-78
Belongs to Xenophora according to S. N. Nielsen and T. J. DeVries 2002
Sister taxa: Xenophora (Xenophora), Xenophora agglutinans, Xenophora calculifera, Xenophora carditigera, Xenophora conchyliophora, Xenophora corrugata, Xenophora crispa, Xenophora cummulans, Xenophora delecta, Xenophora deshayesi, Xenophora eocenica, Xenophora floridana, Xenophora hawleyi, Xenophora humilis, Xenophora konai, Xenophora onusta, Xenophora palaeoafra, Xenophora pallidula, Xenophora robusta, Xenophora rugata, Xenophora senegalensis, Xenophora simiensis, Xenophora stocki, Xenophora tatei, Xenophora terpstrai, Xenophora textilina, Xenophora willisi, Xenophora zitteli
Type specimen: SMF 323042, a shell. Its type locality is Punta Perro [Navidad Fm], which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in Chile.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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