Rhizorus Montfort 1810 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae
Parent taxon: Retusidae according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Retusa, Sulcoretusa, Volvulella
Subtaxa: Rhizorus conradianus Rhizorus loisae Rhizorus pakistanicus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
• Eocene of Belgium (3), Pakistan (1), United States (32: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)
Total: 43 collections including 51 occurrences
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