Rothpletzia Simonelli 1890 (hoof shell)

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

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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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