Tryonia Stimpson 1865 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cochliopidae

Full reference: W. Stimpson. 1865. Diagnoses of newly discovered genera of gasteropods, belonging to the sub-fam. Hydrobiinae, of the family Rissoidae. American Journal of Conchology 1:52-54

Parent taxon: Cochliopidae according to F. P. Wesselingh 2006

See also Stimpson 1865

Sister taxa: Cochliopinae, Dyris, Feliconcha, Glabertryonia, Lithococcus, Littoridininae, Littoridinops, Longosoma, Onobops, Pyrgophorus, Sioliella, Toxosoma, Tropidebora

Subtaxa: Tryonia acicularis Tryonia clathrata Tryonia imitator Tryonia minuscula Tryonia nuttalli Tryonia scalarioides Tryonia semituberculata

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Type: Tryonia clathrata

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Nevada collection)

• Miocene of Colombia (2), Peru (9)

• Cretaceous of United States (2: Texas)

Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences

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