Family Pyropeltidae McLean and Haszprunar 1987 (snail)
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Pyropeltidae
Parent taxon: Lepetelloidea according to P. Bouchet et al. 2017
See also Bouchet et al. 2005 and Kiel 2006
Sister taxa: Addisoniidae, Bathyphytophilidae, Caymanabyssiidae, Cocculinellidae, Lepetellidae, Osteopeltidae, Pseudococculinidae
Subtaxa: Pyropelta
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences