Strombus pugilis Linnaeus 1758 (conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Alternative combination: Strombus pugilus

Belongs to Strombus according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010

See also Freiheit and Geary 2009, Hendy et al. 2008, Holmes 1858, Jung and Heitz 2001, Nielsen 2005 and Weisbord 1962

Sister taxa: Strombus (Austrombus), Strombus (Conomurex), Strombus (Dolomena), Strombus (Doxander), Strombus (Euprotomus), Strombus (Eustrombus), Strombus (Gibberulus), Strombus (Labiostrombus), Strombus (Laevistrombus), Strombus (Lentigo), Strombus (Macrostrombus), Strombus (Strombus), Strombus (Tricornis), Strombus alatus, Strombus albirupianus, Strombus arayaensis, Strombus bifrons, Strombus blanci, Strombus contortus, Strombus cossmanni, Strombus daviesi, Strombus evergladesensis, Strombus fasciatus, Strombus fasciatus, Strombus floridanus, Strombus galeatus, Strombus gatunensis, Strombus glaber, Strombus herklotsi, Strombus inflatus, Strombus javanus, Strombus junghuhni, Strombus labiatus, Strombus lindae, Strombus mekranicus, Strombus nodosus, Strombus proximus, Strombus sedanensis, Strombus tournoueri, Strombus triangulatus, Strombus uncatus, Strombus urceus, Strombus vomer

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Colombia (1 collection), Cuba (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Haiti (2), Panama (1), United States (7: Florida, South Carolina), Venezuela (3)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Mexico (1)

• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), Mexico (1), United States (2: Florida), Venezuela (6)

• Miocene of Venezuela (1)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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