†Nipponitys Kase 1990 (snail)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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