Crossotrema Cleevely 1980 (wentletrap)

Gastropoda - Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae

Full reference: R. J. Cleevely. 1980. Two new British Cretaceous Epitoniidae (Gastropoda): evidence for evolution of shell morphology. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Geology) 34(4):235-249

Parent taxon: Epitoniidae according to R. J. Cleevely 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aciculiscala, Acirsa, Acirsinae, Alora, Amaea, Belliscala, Cerithiscala, Cirsotrema, Clathroscala, Clathrus, Claviscala, Confusiscala, Dannevigena, Eglisia, Epitomium, Epitoniinae, Epitonium, Filiscala, Gregorioiscala, Gryoscala, Littoriniscala, Mazescala, Murdochella, Narvaliscala, Notacirsa, Nystiellinae, Opalia, Opaliinae, Papuliscala, Pliciscala, Problitora, Pseudosassia, Scalaria, Scalina, Sthenorytis, Turriscala, Variciscala, Funis, Australolaxispira

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Crossotrema in the database

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