Peruchilus Olsson 1931 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1931. Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 4, The Peruvian Oligocene. Bulletins of American Paleontology 17(63)

Parent taxon: Aporrhaidae according to A. A. Olsson 1931

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anchura, Anchurinae, Antarctohoges, Aporrhainae, Araeodactylus, Arrhoginae, Checchiaia, Chenopus, Cultrigera, Diarthema, Dimorphosominae, Disoketa, Drepanochilus, Goniocheila, Harpagodinae, Kangilioptera, Perissopterinae, Protohemichenopus, Pterocerellinae, Pugnellinae, Spinigerinae, Spinigeropsis, Spinilomatinae, Strombites, Strombopugnellus, Struthiopterinae, Teneposita, Tibiaporrhais, Toarctocera, Trilemma, Tulochilus

Subtaxa: Peruchilus culberti

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Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Peru (1 collection)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (2)

• Eocene of Peru (4)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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