Lyosoma (snail)

Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae

Alternative spelling: Otostoma (Lyosoma)

Parent taxon: Neritidae according to C. S. Cataldo 2017

See also Allison 1955, Sepkoski 2002 and Sohl 1965

Sister taxa: Clithon, Cryptonerita, Cuisenerita, Mesoneritina, Natitaria, Neritinae, Neritininae, Neritodonta, Neritodryas, Neritoplica, Neritoptyx, Otostoma, Panneritina, Pisulina, Schwardtina, Smaragdiinae, Sosiospira, Thalassonerita, Velatella, Velatinae, Vitta

Subtaxa: Lyosoma enoda Lyosoma powelli Lyosoma squamosa Lyosoma truquicoensis Otostoma (Lyosoma) japonica

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection), Brazil (1), Kyrgyzstan (2)

• Jurassic of United States (21: Idaho, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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