Aforia Dall 1889 (aforia)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae

Synonyms: Danilacarina Bozzetti 1997, Irenosyrinx Dall 1908

Parent taxon: Cochlespiridae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011

See also Durham 1944, Hickman 1976, Moore 1976, Moore 1984, Olsson 1964, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001

Sister taxa: Apiotoma, Chesasyrinx, Clavosurcula, Cochlespira, Nannoidella, Nihonia, Pyrgospira, Sibogasyrinx, Tropisurcula

Subtaxa: Aforia (Abyssaforia) Aforia (Dallaforia) Aforia (Steiraxis) Aforia campbelli Aforia ecuadoriana

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Ecuador (3 collections), Panama (1)

• Miocene of Grenada (1), Panama (1)

• Oligocene of United States (3: Oregon, Washington)

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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