Heliconoides inflata Orbigny 1836 (snail)

Gastropoda - Thecosomata - Limacinidae

Alternative combination: Atlanta inflata

Synonyms: Embolus rostralis Souleyet 1880, Limacina inflata d'Orbigny 1836, Spirialis tertiaria Tate 1887

Belongs to Heliconoides according to B. Cahuzac and A. W. Janssen 2010

See also Janssen 1999 and Zorn 1997

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Jamaica (2), Portugal (1), Spain (3)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), France (17)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Mississippi)

Total: 26 collections including 31 occurrences

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