†Megistostoma Gabb 1864 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Philinidae
Alternative spelling: Philine (Megistostoma)
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Parent taxon: Philinidae according to R. L. Squires and R. A. Demetrion 1992
See also Cossmann 1895, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984 and Turner 1938
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Megistostoma gabbianum
Type: Megistostoma striata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of Mexico (1), United States (11: California, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington)
• Paleocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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