†subfamily Littorininae Gray 1840 (periwinkle)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae

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

See also Marquet 1997, Ponder and Warén 1988 and Wilson 1993

Sister taxa: Cenchritis, Dissochilus, Echinininae, Echinolittorina, Eulimene, Gouetina, Lacuninae, Laevilitorina, Laevilitorininae, Littoraria, Littorina, Melarhaphe, Mirolacuna, Neritrema, Nodilittorina, Peasiella, Praelittorina, Procancellaria, Risella, Risellopsis, Rissellinae, Tectariinae, Tectarius, Heterospira, Hallstadtia

Subtaxa: Algaroda Eula Laevilittorina Macquariella Prosthenodon

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)

• Eocene of France (1), United States (2: Texas)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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