Lavesopus Iredale 1929 (dove shell)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Parent taxon: Columbellidae according to H. S. Ladd 1977
Sister taxa: Aesopus, Astyris, Atiliinae, Bifurcium, Clavistrombina, Columbella, Columbellinae, Columbellopsis, Conella, Cosmioconcha, Decipifus, Euplica, Eurypyrene, Glyptanachis, Graphicomassa, Indomitrella, Mazatlania, Metulella, Microcithara, Mitrella, Nassarina, Nitidella, Parametaria, Parvanachis, Pyrene, Pyrenidae, Pyreninae, Retizafra, Rhombinella, Ruthia, Seminella, Sincola, Strombinella, Zafrona, Zemitrella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at 2A (0-100 ft), Bikini Island (Quaternary of Marshall Islands)
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