Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Alternative combinations: Bivonia decussata, Lemintina decussata, Serpula decussata, Serpulorbis decussata, Thylacodes decussatus, Vermetus decussatus
Belongs to Serpulorbis according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Hendy et al. 2008 and Olsson and Harbison 1953
Sister taxa: Serpulorbis arenaria, Serpulorbis cancellatus, Serpulorbis chavani, Serpulorbis conicus, Serpulorbis granifera, Serpulorbis imbricatus, Serpulorbis llajasensis, Serpulorbis lornensis, Serpulorbis major, Serpulorbis papulosus, Serpulorbis rudis, Serpulorbis squamulosus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bermuda (7 collections), Cuba (1), Jamaica (1), United States (3: Florida)
• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (6), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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