Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae
Alternative spellings: Tegula (Chlorastoma), Tegula (Chlorostoma)
Parent taxon: Trochidae according to S. N. Nielsen 2013
See also Clark 1915, DeVries 2007, Gardner 1947, Nomland 1917, Oldroyd 1925 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aaleniella, Anticonulus, Antisolarium, Buckmanina, Calliostomatinae, Canthardinae, Chuelskia, Cirsostylus, Cittarium, Cochleochilus, Coeloconulus, Coralastele, Enida, Eocalliostoma, Eucyclinae, Falsotectus, Francisciconcha, Gena, Granulifera, Halistylinae, Hybochelus, Karabolkia, Lirulariinae, Lithotrochus, Livona, Margarella, Microgaza, Monodontinae, Norrisia, Phorcus, Prothalotia, Serratotrochus, Solariconulus, Stelzneria, Stomatellinae, Suavotrochus, Synaptocochlea, Thalotia, Trochaclididae, Trochaclis, Trochinae, Trochotectus, Trochus, Turcicula, Umboniinae, Vacekia, Eostomias, Stomatiinae
Subtaxa: Chlorostoma (Omphalius) Chlorostoma argyrostoma Chlorostoma arnoldi Chlorostoma atrum Chlorostoma aureotincta Chlorostoma austropacifica Chlorostoma brunnea Chlorostoma chilena Chlorostoma costaricensis Chlorostoma euryomphalum Chlorostoma funebrale Chlorostoma gallina Chlorostoma ignota Chlorostoma luctuosum Chlorostoma matanzensis Chlorostoma montereyi Chlorostoma nautiloides Chlorostoma pacificum Chlorostoma quipua Tegula (Chlorastoma) danvillensis Tegula (Chlorostoma) ligulatus Tegula (Chlorostoma) malibuensis Tegula (Chlorostoma) nashi Tegula (Chlorostoma) pulcella
Type: Trochus quadricostata
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (4 collections), Chile (7), Japan (3), Mexico (26), Peru (6), United States (68: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Chile (3), Costa Rica (1), Jamaica (1), Japan (1), Mexico (1), Peru (3), United States (8: California, Florida)
• Miocene of Chile (2), Costa Rica (1), Japan (1), Mexico (1), Peru (1), United States (14: California, Florida, Georgia, Oregon)
• Neogene of Chile (1)
• Eocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 156 collections including 230 occurrences
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