Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Alternative spellings: Thylacodes, Thylocodes
Synonym: Anguinella Conrad 1845
Parent taxon: Vermetus according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Ashley 1895, Darragh 2017, Global Biodiversity Information Facility 2015 and Ward 1992
Sister taxa: Vermetus (Bivonia), Vermetus (Vermetus), Vermetus anellum, Vermetus anguis, Vermetus carmatus, Vermetus cornejoi, Vermetus cristatus, Vermetus giganteus, Vermetus hanguensis, Vermetus javanus, Vermetus junghuhni, Vermetus lumbricalis, Vermetus maximus, Vermetus pulcher, Vermetus quadricarinatus, Vermetus stampinensis, Vermetus tokyoensis
Subtaxa: Anguinella virginica Thylacodes squamigerus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Japan (2), Mexico (12), Portugal (1), United States (29: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (3: California)
• Miocene of Italy (1), United States (1: Rhode Island)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 52 collections each including a single occurrence