Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Full reference: J. Gründel, A. Nützel, and C. Schulbert. 2009. Toarctocera (Gastropoda, Aporrhaidae): a new genus from the Jurassic (Toarcian/Aalenian) of south Germany and the early evolutionary history of the family Aporrhaidae. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 83:533-543
Parent taxon: Aporrhaidae according to C. Schulbert and A. Nützel 2013
See also Gründel et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Anchura, Anchurinae, Antarctohoges, Aporrhainae, Araeodactylus, Arrhoginae, Checchiaia, Chenopus, Cultrigera, Diarthema, Dimorphosominae, Disoketa, Drepanochilus, Goniocheila, Harpagodinae, Kangilioptera, Perissopterinae, Peruchilus, Protohemichenopus, Pterocerellinae, Pugnellinae, Spinigerinae, Spinigeropsis, Spinilomatinae, Strombites, Strombopugnellus, Struthiopterinae, Teneposita, Tibiaporrhais, Trilemma, Tulochilus
Subtaxa: Toarctocera subpunctata
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (9 collections), Switzerland (27)
Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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