Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Alternative spellings: Marginella (Gibberula), Persicula (Gibberula)
Parent taxon: Cystiscidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Gardner 1947, Lozouet 1998, Mansfield 1925, Olsson and Harbison 1953, Sepkoski 2002, Vera-Peláez et al. 2004, Weisbord 1962, Wilson 1993 and Woodring 1970
Sister taxa: Cystiscinae, Cystiscus, Gibberulina, Granulina, Granulininae, Persiculinae, Plesiocystiscinae, Pugnus
Subtaxa: Gibberula aquitanensis Gibberula oryza Gibberula polita Gibberula subtrigona Marginella (Gibberula) chondra Marginella (Gibberula) dryados Marginella (Gibberula) trinitatensis Marginella (Gibberula) waltoniana Persicula (Gibberula) glandula Persicula (Gibberula) lavelleana
Type: Volvaria oryza
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Italy (1), Mayotte (1), Mexico (2), Portugal (1), Spain (1), United States (11: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of Greece (1), India (1), Indonesia (1), Mexico (3), Venezuela (2)
• Miocene of France (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (16: Florida)
• Oligocene of France (2)
• Eocene of France (6), Italy (1), Panama (1)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1)
Total: 56 collections including 64 occurrences
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