Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
Alternative combinations: Cylichnella alba, Volvaria alba
Belongs to Cylichna according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hendy et al. 2008 and Oldroyd 1925
Sister taxa: Cylichna (Acrostemma), Cylichna (Cylichna), Cylichna (Cylichnopsis), Cylichna andersoni, Cylichna angustata, Cylichna angystoma, Cylichna attonsa, Cylichna aula, Cylichna calvertensis, Cylichna diegensis, Cylichna discus, Cylichna diversilirata, Cylichna elliptica, Cylichna faba, Cylichna fantasma, Cylichna greensboroensis, Cylichna incisa, Cylichna intermissia, Cylichna jacksonensis, Cylichna loismartinae, Cylichna makanjuolai, Cylichna occulta, Cylichna paupercula, Cylichna pessumata, Cylichna ramonensis, Cylichna salbriacensis, Cylichna secalina, Cylichna solivaga, Cylichna subalpina, Cylichna takashimaensis, Cylichna temblorensis, Cylichna tenuis, Cylichna venusta
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (4: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Ontario collections), Greenland (2), United States (5: California, Vermont)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California)
• Miocene of United States (5: California)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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