Order Tectibranchia (snail)

Gastropoda - Tectibranchia

Alternative spelling: Tectibranchiata

Parent taxon: Opisthobranchia according to C. S. Hickman 1980

See also Addicott 1970 and Martin 1904

Sister taxa: Acanthotrophia, Acochlidea, Buscotypus, Canepina, Cephalaspida, Cephalaspidea, Cylindrobullinoidea, Floribella, Gymnosomata, Heteroptygmatis, Heterostrophia, Lutima, Mariottia, Mistostigma, Nicosiaella, Notaspidea, Paronaella, Pseudofusia, Reticulacella, Rhodopemorpha, Scorbinidola, Thecosomata, Umbraculomorpha

Subtaxa: Akeridae Tornatinidae

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Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)

• Miocene of France (1)

• Oligocene of Italy (1), Pakistan (1)

• Eocene of Colombia (2), Indonesia (1), Pakistan (7), Romania (3), United States (5: California, Texas)

• Paleocene of France (1)

• Cretaceous of Angola (1), Brazil (1), Egypt (2), United States (1: Texas)

• Jurassic of Saudi Arabia (2), Tanzania (1)

Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence

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