Hemichenopus Steinmann and Wilckens 1908 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Alternative spelling: Perissoptera (Hemichenopus)

Parent taxon: Struthiopterinae according to H. A. Kollmann 2009

See also Nielsen 2005 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Austroaporrhais, Struthiochenopus, Struthioptera

Subtaxa: Hemichenopus araucanus Perissoptera (Hemichenopus) thomsoni

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Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Loc. 4 - Punta Alta (Miocene of Chile)

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