Microstelma Adams 1861 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae

Synonyms: Amaurella Adams 1867, Crepitacella Guppy 1867, Dolophanes Gabb 1873

Parent taxon: Rissoidae according to J. A. Todd 2001

See also Kabat 1991, Perrilliat 1972, Ponder 1984, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodring 1928

Sister taxa: Actonia, Alvania, Ampulospira luda, Benthonella, Boreocingula, Buvignieria, Folinia, Hudlestoniella, Lapsigyrus, Manzonia, Merelina, Mohrensterniinae, Obtusella, Ottoina, Ovirissoa, Powellisetia, Pusillina, Rissoa, Rissocerithium, Rissoinae, Setia, Simulamerelina, Striatestea, Thierachella, Tournoueria, Voorwindia, Zebinostoma

Subtaxa: Crepitacella aresca Crepitacella cepula Crepitacella limonensis

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (4), Jamaica (6), Mexico (2), Panama (2)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (3)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2)

Total: 20 collections including 26 occurrences

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