†Transovula De Gregorio 1880 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae
Alternative spelling: Ovula (Transovula)
Parent taxon: Eocypraeinae according to B. Marshall et al. 2025
See also Cahuzac and Janssen 2010, de Gregorio 1880, Dolin 1991, Dolin and Pacaud 2009 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Apiocypraea, Eocypraea, Eocypraeini, Grovesia
Subtaxa: Transovula acuminata Transovula regularoidea Transovula schefferi Transovula scobina
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection), United States (8: Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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