Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae
Synonym: Cophocara Stewart 1927
Full reference: R. B. Stewart. 1927. Gabb's California fossil type gastropods. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 78:287-447
Parent taxon: Perissityidae according to W. P. Popenoe and L. R. Saul 1987
See also Beu et al. 1990, Sepkoski 2002 and Zinsmeister 1983
Sister taxa: Christitys, Cydas, Forsia, Murphitys, Nekewis, Pseudocymia, Zinsitys
Subtaxa: Perissitys brevirostris Perissitys colocara Perissitys cretacea Perissitys elaphia Perissitys pacifica Perissitys stantoni Perissitys stewarti
Type: Perissolax brevirostris
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (8: California, California )
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: British Columbia), Mexico (5), United States (84: California, Washington)
Total: 101 collections including 103 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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