Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae
Parent taxon: Trochidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Ladd 1982, Perrilliat 1972 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aaleniella, Anticonulus, Antisolarium, Buckmanina, Calliostomatinae, Canthardinae, Chlorostoma, Chuelskia, Cirsostylus, Cittarium, Cochleochilus, Coeloconulus, Coralastele, Enida, Eocalliostoma, Eucyclinae, Falsotectus, Francisciconcha, Gena, Granulifera, Halistylinae, Hybochelus, Karabolkia, Lirulariinae, Lithotrochus, Livona, Margarella, Monodontinae, Norrisia, Phorcus, Prothalotia, Serratotrochus, Solariconulus, Stelzneria, Stomatellinae, Suavotrochus, Synaptocochlea, Thalotia, Trochaclididae, Trochaclis, Trochinae, Trochotectus, Trochus, Turcicula, Umboniinae, Vacekia, Eostomias, Stomatiinae
Subtaxa: Microgaza (Microgaza) Microgaza rotella
Type: Microgaza rotella
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Vanuatu (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), Fiji (1), Jamaica (4), Mexico (1), Panama (7), Spain (6), Trinidad and Tobago (4)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene of Panama (2)
• Cretaceous of South Africa (1)
Total: 29 collections including 38 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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