Cymatiella Iredale 1924 (triton shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Alternative spelling: Sassia (Cymatiella)
Synonym: Vernotriton Iredale 1936
Parent taxon: Cymatiinae according to A. G. Beu 2010
See also Beu 2005 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Antarctiranella, Cabestana, Charonia, Linatella, Sassia
Subtaxa: Cymatiella gemmulatus Cymatiella pratti Cymatiella vokesorum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Australia (4), the Dominican Republic (1), France (1), Indonesia (1), New Zealand (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
• Oligocene of the Netherlands (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
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