Protonema Cooke 1928 (snail)

Gastropoda - Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae

Full reference: C. W. Cooke. 1928. New Vicksburg (Oligocene) Mollusks From Mexico. Proceedings from the United States National Museum 73(10):1-11

Parent taxon: Melanellidae according to Petuch 2003

See also Cooke 1928 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anteglosia, Apicalia, Asterolamia, Asterophilidae, Chileutomia, Coroniscala, Curveulima, Echineulima, Entoconchidae, Eulima, Eulitoma, Fusceulima, Hebeulima, Hemiliostraca, Hoplopteron, Hordeulima, Hypermastus, Leutzenia, Lissochilina, Margineulima, Megadenus, Melanella, Microstilifer, Mucronalia, Niso, Paedophoropodidae, Parvioris, Peasistilifer, Pelseneeria, Pictobalcis, Polygireulima, Pulicicochlea, Pyramidelloides, Rostreulima, Sabinella, Scalenostoma, Sticteulima, Stilapex, Stilifer, Stiliferidae, Thyca, Trochostilifer, Vitreobalcis, Balcis, Strombiformis, Leiostraca

Subtaxa: Protonema bartschi

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Type: Protonema bartschi

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Station 49 Alazan-Moyutla Road, Alazan (Oligocene of Mexico)

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