Chorus giganteus Lesson 1830 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Thaisidae
Alternative combinations: Monoceros giganteus, Rapana (Chorus) gigantea
Belongs to Chorus according to S. N. Nielson and C. Valdovinos 2008
Sister taxa: Chorus meroensis, Chorus sula
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Chile (1), Peru (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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