†Exelissa Piette 1860 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cryptaulacidae
Parent taxon: Cryptaulacidae according to C. S. Cataldo 2017
See also Gründel and Parent 2001, Guzhov 2004, Kaim 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bigotella, Cerithinella, Cirsocerithium, Cryptaulax, Exelissinae, Francocerithium, Kosmopleurinae, Shurovites
Subtaxa: Exelissa (Teliochilus) Exelissa crassicostata Exelissa distans Exelissa solitudinis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
• Jurassic of Argentina (3), Egypt (1), Eritrea (2), France (2), Germany (8), Kenya (1), Poland (1), Tanzania (2), Tunisia (1)
Total: 23 collections including 25 occurrences
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