†Rothpletzia Simonelli 1890 (hoof shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Alternative spelling: Rothpeltzia
Synonym: Neomonopleura Hodson and Harris 1931
Parent taxon: Hipponicidae according to H. E. Vokes 1982
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cheilea, Eoatlanta, Gnaszynium, Hipponix, Krebsia, Sabia
Subtaxa: Neomonopleura weidenmayeri Rothpletzia floridana Rothpletzia rudista
Type: Rothpletzia rudista
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Silurian of Sweden (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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