Lirobittium purpureum Carpenter 1864 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae

Alternative combination: Bittium purpureum

Belongs to Lirobittium according to A. Hendy 2021

Sister taxa: Bittium (Lirobittium) cerralvoense, Bittium (Lirobittium) larum, Bittium (Lirobittium) munitum, Lirobittium (Cacozelinna), Lirobittium armillatum, Lirobittium asperum, Lirobittium attenuatum, Lirobittium calenum, Lirobittium casmaliense, Lirobittium catalinensis, Lirobittium hamlini, Lirobittium interfossum, Lirobittium larum, Lirobittium latifilosum, Lirobittium quadrifilatum, Lirobittium rugatum, Lirobittium serra

Type specimen: USNM 14823, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (3: California)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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