Leiostraca Adams and Adams 1853 (snail)

Gastropoda - Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae

Parent taxon: Melanellidae according to M. M. Glibert 1962

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anteglosia, Apicalia, Asterolamia, Asterophilidae, Chileutomia, Coroniscala, Curveulima, Echineulima, Entoconchidae, Eulima, Eulitoma, Fusceulima, Hebeulima, Hemiliostraca, Hoplopteron, Hordeulima, Hypermastus, Leutzenia, Lissochilina, Margineulima, Megadenus, Melanella, Microstilifer, Mucronalia, Niso, Paedophoropodidae, Parvioris, Peasistilifer, Pelseneeria, Pictobalcis, Polygireulima, Pulicicochlea, Pyramidelloides, Rostreulima, Sabinella, Scalenostoma, Sticteulima, Stilapex, Stilifer, Stiliferidae, Thyca, Trochostilifer, Vitreobalcis, Strombiformis, Protonema, Balcis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection), Spain (1)

• Miocene of Australia (1), France (1), Poland (1)

• Eocene of France (2)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Tennessee)

Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences

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