Vitricythara Fargo 1953 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae

Full reference: W. G. Fargo. 1953. Part 2. The Pliocene Turridae of Saint Petersburg, Florida. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monograph 8:365-409

Parent taxon: Mangeliidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011

See also Fargo 1953, Todd 2001 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987

Sister taxa: Acmaturris, Agathotoma, Anticlinura, Apispiralia, Apitua, Bactrocythara, Bela, Bellacythara, Benthomangelia, Brachycythara, Cacodaphnella, Citharomangelia, Cryoturris, Curtitoma, Cythara, Cytharopsis, Dolostoma, Eucithara, Euryentmema, Fehria, Genotina, Gingicithara, Glyphoturris, Granotoma, Granoturris, Guraleus, Hemicythara, Heterocithara, Ithycythara, Kurtzia, Kurtziella, Kurtzina, Leiocithara, Liracraea, Macteola, Mariadrillia, Marita, Mitraguraleus, Neoguraleus, Notocytharella, Obesotoma, Oenopota, Oenopotella, Papillocithara, Paraspirotropis, Perimangelia, Platycythara, Propebela, Pseudorhaphitoma, Pyrgocythara, Rubellatoma, Saccharoturris, Sorgenfreispira, Stellatoma, Suturocythara, Tenaturris, Toxicochlespira, Venustoma, Vitjazinella, Pyrenoturris

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), United States (2: Florida)

• Pliocene of Panama (3)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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