Cirsochilus Cossmann 1888 (snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Colloniidae

Alternative spelling: Collonia (Cirsochilus)

Parent taxon: Colloniinae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995

See also Allison 1955, Gendry 2014, MacNeil 1960, Palmer 1937 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Adeorbisinini, Angulataphrus, Argalista, Bothropoma, Bothropomatinae, Chartronella, Coanollonia, Collonia, Crossostoma, Crossostomatini, Cyniscella, Helicocryptini, Hikidea, Otomphalus, Petropoma, Triangaphrus, Vexinia

Subtaxa: Cirsochilus (Claibornia) Cirsochilus gilberti Cirsochilus washingtonianus Collonia (Cirsochilus) praecursor

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)

• Eocene of France (2), United States (9: Alabama, Texas, Washington)

• Paleocene of Australia (3), Poland (2)

• Cretaceous of Mexico (1)

Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences

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