†family Magilidae Thiele 1925 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Parent taxon: Coralliophilinae according to W. F. Ponder and A. Warén 1988

See also Sohl 1964

Sister taxa: Coralliophila, Emozamia, Mipus, Rapa

Subtaxa: Coralliobia Lowenstamia Magilus

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Japan (2), New Zealand (1), the Seychelles (2), United States (2: Hawaii)

• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Miocene of Indonesia (3), Japan (1), Poland (1)

• Cretaceous of United States (32: Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas)

Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence

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