Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Alternative combinations: Marmarostoma argyrostoma, Turbo argyrostomus
Belongs to Turbo (Marmarostoma) according to H. S. Ladd 1966
See also Short and Potter 1987
Sister taxa: Marmorostoma (Batillus), Turbo (Marmarostoma) chrysostomus, Turbo (Marmarostoma) crassus, Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis, Turbo (Marmarostoma) perlatus, Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus, Turbo (Marmarostoma) setosus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Kenya (12), the Marshall Islands (1), New Zealand (3), Northern Mariana Islands (1), Papua New Guinea (1), Pitcairn (1), the Seychelles (4), Tonga (5), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Guam (1)
• Pliocene of Tuvalu (2)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
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