†Hemichenopus Steinmann and Wilckens 1908 (snail)
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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
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Loc. 4 - Punta Alta (Miocene of Chile)
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