Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Litiopidae
Parent taxon: Litiopinae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Gardner 1947, Hoerle 1972, Sepkoski 2002, Weisbord 1962 and Wilson 1993
Sister taxa: Dalliella, Ipunina, Litiopa, Styliferina
Subtaxa: Alaba catalinensis Alaba chipolana Alaba incerta Alaba supralirata Alaba turrita
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Panama (1), United States (1: California), Venezuela (2)
• Pliocene of Australia (2), Costa Rica (1), Ecuador (1), Jamaica (3), Venezuela (5)
• Miocene of Italy (1), Panama (1), Poland (1), United States (18: Florida)
• Oligocene of France (21), United States (2: Mississippi)
• Eocene of United States (2: Alabama, Mississippi)
• Paleocene of Greenland (1)
Total: 65 collections including 67 occurrences
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