Litiopa Rang 1829 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Litiopidae
Parent taxon: Litiopidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
See also Gardner 1947, Harris and Palmer 1947, Pacaud and Le Renard 1995, Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1993
Sister taxa: Alaba, Dalliella, Ipunina, Styliferina
Subtaxa: Litiopa klipsteini Litiopa melanostoma Litiopa papillosa
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Louisiana collections)
• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (1)
• Miocene of United States (3: Florida)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1), United States (11: Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (11: Texas, Virginia)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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