Nipponitys Kase 1990 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Full reference: T. Kase. 1990. Late Cretaceous gastropods from the Izumi Group of southwest Japan. Journal of Paleontology 64(4):563-578

Parent taxon: Melongenidae according to T. Kase 1990

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Busyconinae, Cornulina, Echinofulgurinae, Fascioplex, Fyfea, Levifusus, Lomirosa, Melongeninae, Palaeatractus, Protobusycon, Pseudomazzalina, Pugilina, Pyrifusus, Saginafusus, Saturnus, Sycostoma, Torquifer, Tropochasca, Volema

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Japan (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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