Agathotoma Cossmann 1899 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae

Alternative spellings: Cytharella (Agathotoma), Mangelia (Agathotoma)

Parent taxon: Mangeliidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011

See also Addicott 1970, Baluk 2003, Hendy 2021, Ladd 1982, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001

Sister taxa: Acmaturris, Bactrocythara, Bela, Bellacythara, Bellaspira, Benthomangelia, Brachycythara, Cythara, Cytharella, Dolostoma, Eucithara, Euryentmema, Glyphoturris, Granoturris, Guraleus, Heterocithara, Ithycythara, Kurtzia, Kurtziella, Mariadrillia, Neoguraleus, Perimangelia, Platycythara, Pyrgocythara, Rubellatoma, Saccharoturris, Sorgenfreispira, Stellatoma, Tenaturris, Vitricythara, Pyrenoturris

Subtaxa: Agathotoma alcippe Mangelia (Agathotoma) howei

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Venezuela (1)

• Pliocene of Fiji (1), Italy (1)

• Miocene of France (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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