†Phalium taitii Conrad 1834 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Alternative combinations: Cassis (Phalium) taitii, Cassis taitii
Belongs to Phalium according to G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer 1947
See also Johnson 1899
Sister taxa: Phalium (Kahua), Phalium (Menthafontia), Phalium (Phalium), Phalium areola, Phalium bandatum, Phalium cicatricosum, Phalium guppyana, Phalium paraensis, Phalium undulatum, Phalium (Bezoardica) aequisulcatum, Phalium (Bezoardica) turricula
Subtaxa: Phalium taitii johnsoni
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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