†Volutostrombus Garvie 2013 (true conch)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Full reference: C. L. Garvie. 2013. New Eocene Mollusca from the Collections of the Texas Natural Science Center. Bulletins of American Paleontology 386:163-177
Parent taxon: Strombidae according to C. L. Garvie 2013
Sister taxa: Canarium, Doxander, Jaumaporta, Jogjacartanus, Laevella, Lobatus, Pereiraea, Platyoptera, Prestrombus, Rimella, Strombinae, Stromboconus, Terebellum, Terestrombus, Tibia, Tridentarius, Ueckeritzella
Subtaxa: Volutostrombus eocenica
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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