Burtinella Mörch 1861 (worm shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Alternative spelling: Vermetus (Burtinella)
Parent taxon: Vermetidae according to O. S. Adegoke 1977
See also Imlay 1940 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Dendropoma, Dendropomatinae, Elliptovermetus, Lementina, Lemintina, Macrophragma, Serpulorbis, Vermetinae, Vermetus
Subtaxa: Burtinella ewekoroensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (1 collection)
• Eocene of Bulgaria (3), Romania (1)
• Paleocene of Nigeria (1)
• Cretaceous of Germany (1)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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