Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Alternative spelling: Anchura (Perissoptera)
Parent taxon: Arrhoginae according to H. A. Kollmann 2009
See also Allison 1955, Kase 1984, Sepkoski 2002 and Vega et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Arrhoges, Auriala, Graciliala, Latiala, Mexopus
Subtaxa: Anchura (Perissoptera) hannai Perissoptera glabra Perissoptera parkinsoni Perissoptera schlotheimi
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Antarctica (1 collection), Argentina (1)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (6), Argentina (1), Egypt (2), France (10), Germany (4), Japan (1), Madagascar (7), Mexico (3), Mozambique (1), New Zealand (6), Poland (2), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (6: Arizona, Mississippi, Utah)
Total: 55 collections including 63 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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