Mnestia Adams and A. 1854 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Alternative spellings: Cylichna (Mnestia), Roxania (Mnestia)
Parent taxon: Scaphandridae according to R. Marquet et al. 2008
See also Cossmann 1895, Dockery 1977, Harris and Palmer 1947, Hendy 2007 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ellipsoscapha, Micromelo
Subtaxa: Mnestia meyeri Mnestia turgidula
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (2 collections), France (17)
• Eocene of Belgium (2), United States (40: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (2: Texas)
Total: 63 collections including 73 occurrences
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