Philine Ascanius 1772 (snail)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Philinidae

Alternative spelling: Philne

Parent taxon: Philinidae according to R. Sieber 1958

See also Hanna 1927, Sepkoski 2002 and Wienrich and Janssen 2007

Sister taxon: Megistostoma

Subtaxa: Philine aquila

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), Namibia (1), South Africa (2)

• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Italy (1), Venezuela (1)

• Miocene of Belgium (1), France (1), Germany (1)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Alabama, Texas)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 20 collections including 22 occurrences

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