Litiopa Rang 1829 (snail)

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

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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

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