†Exechocirsus Cossmann 1906 (horn snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Alternative spelling: Tympanotonos (Exechocirsus)
Parent taxon: Potamididae according to J. Gründel and H. A. Kollmann 2013
See also Kiel and Krüger 2006 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cerithidea, Canaliscala, Urgonella, Atractostoma
Subtaxa: Tympanotonos (Exechocirsus) cingillatum Tympanotonus (Exechocirsus) cowickeensis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), France (1), Germany (2), South Africa (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (8: Mississippi)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
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