†Lirosoma (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Perissityidae
Parent taxon: Fasciolaridae according to G. C. Martin 1904
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aquilofusus, Barbarofusus, Calkota, Clavella, Cornulina, Daphnobela, Fasciolariinae, Fulgur, Fusininae, Levifusus, Mancorus, Papillina, Peristerniinae, Rhombopsis, Tritonatractus
Subtaxa: Lirosoma multicostata Lirosoma sulcosa
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (5: Virginia collections)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences
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