Family Lepetellidae Dall 1881 (snail)

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Lepetellidae

Parent taxon: Lepetelloidea according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005

See also Beesley 1998, Knight et al. 1960, Kosnik 2002 and Wienrich 2001

Sister taxa: Addisoniidae, Bathyphytophilidae, Caymanabyssiidae, Cocculinellidae, Osteopeltidae, Pseudococculinidae, Pyropeltidae

Subtaxa: Choristellinae Lepetellinae Sablea

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Type: Lepetellinae

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection), Spain (4)

• Miocene of Germany (16)

• Oligocene of Denmark (1), United States (3: Mississippi)

• Eocene of United States (1: Alabama)

• Paleocene of United States (2: Alabama)

Total: 28 collections including 30 occurrences

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