†family Weeksiidae Sohl 1960 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Weeksiidae

Full reference: N. F. Sohl. 1960. Archeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda and stratigraphy of the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331:1-151

Parent taxon: Hypsogastropoda according to P. Jeffery 2003

See also Bouchet et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Abyssochrysoidea, Capuloidea, Hipponicoidea, Latrogastropoda, Littorinoidea, Lyocyclidae, Naticoidea, Rissooidea, Settsassiidae, Triphoroidea, Truncatelloidea, Vermetoidea

Subtaxa: Weeksia

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Type: Weeksia

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (36: Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas collections)

Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence

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