Allocosmia Cossmann 1897 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae

Alternative spelling: Zygopleura (Allocosmia)

Parent taxon: Zygopleuridae according to M. A. Conti et al. 2004

See also Campbell 1982, Conti et al. 1986, Haas 1953, Sepkoski 2002, Stiller 2001 and Yu et al. 1974

Sister taxa: Allostrophiinae, Ampezzopleurinae, Andangulariinae, Aristerostrophia, Azyga, Hypsipleura, Pseudokatosira, Raha, Virgella, Xizangospira, Zardinistylus, Zebalia, Zygopleurinae

Subtaxa: Allocosmia turricula

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Italy (2 collections)

• Triassic of China (6), Peru (1), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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