Cystiscus Stimpson 1865 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae

Alternative spellings: Hyalina (Cystiscus), Marginella (Cystiscus)

Parent taxon: Cystiscidae according to J. A. Todd 2001

See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hendy 2020 and Wilson 1993

Sister taxa: Cystiscinae, Gibberula, Gibberulina, Granulina, Granulininae, Persiculinae, Plesiocystiscinae, Pugnus

Subtaxa: Hyalina (Cystiscus) instabilata

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (2 collections)

• Pliocene of Panama (1)

• Miocene of Indonesia (1)

• Eocene of United States (2: Washington)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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