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†Checchiaia Maxia 1941 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Parent taxon: Aporrhaidae according to G. M. El Qot 2006

Sister taxa: Anchura, Anchurinae, Antarctohoges, Aporrhainae, Araeodactylus, Arrhoginae, Chenopus, Cultrigera, Diarthema, Dimorphosominae, Disoketa, Drepanochilus, Goniocheila, Harpagodinae, Kangilioptera, Perissopterinae, Peruchilus, Protohemichenopus, Pterocerellinae, Pugnellinae, Spinigerinae, Spinigeropsis, Spinilomatinae, Strombites, Strombopugnellus, Struthiopterinae, Teneposita, Tibiaporrhais, Toarctocera, Trilemma, Tulochilus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at East Themed area, Galala Formation, Sinai - Bed 6 (Cretaceous of Egypt)

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