Amyclina Iredale 1918 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Alternative spelling: Nassarius (Amyclina)

Parent taxon: Nassariidae according to G. Wienrich 2001

See also Hendy 2007, Oostingh 1935 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bathynassa, Bullia, Bulliinae, Bulliopsis, Colwellia, Cyllene, Cylleninae, Dorsaninae, Engoniophos, Ilyanassa, Leptarius, Molopophorus, Nassaria, Nassariinae, Pallacera, Phrontis, Profundinassa, Pseudostrombus, Psilarius, Sudonassarius, Tritia

Subtaxa: Amyclina labiosa Nassarius (Amyclina) dimorphoides

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Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Spain (2 collections)

• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Indonesia (2), Italy (1), the Netherlands (1), the United Kingdom (5)

• Miocene of Austria (1), Belgium (2), Denmark (1), Germany (11), Italy (2)

Total: 30 collections including 35 occurrences

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