Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Seraphsidae
Alternative spellings: Seraphis, Seraphys, Serapis, Serapsis, Terebellum (Seraphs)
Parent taxon: Seraphsidae according to M. Harzhauser 2007
See also Darragh 2017, Durham 1944, Global Biodiversity Information Facility 2015, Sepkoski 2002 and Vredenburg 1925
Sister taxa: Diameza, Paraseraphs
Subtaxa: Seraphs (Seraphs) Seraphs naricus Seraphs subconvolutus Seraphs thompsoni Seraphs volutatus Terebellum (Seraphs) eratoides
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1 collection)
• Miocene of Oman (1), Pakistan (1), South Africa (1)
• Oligocene of France (1), Oman (1), Pakistan (1)
• Eocene of Australia (1), Bulgaria (3), France (12), Indonesia (5), Italy (5), Mexico (1), Panama (1), Romania (9), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Florida, Mississippi)
• Paleocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 53 collections including 66 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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