†Doliocassis Dall 1909 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Alternative spellings: Cassidea (Doliocassis), Phalium (Doliocassis), Sconsia (Doliocassis)
Parent taxon: Cassidae according to K. V. Palmer 1937
See also Moore 1963, Palmer and Brann 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Casmaria, Cassinae, Ceiba, Oocorythinae, Phaliinae, Sconsodolium, Coalingodea, Oniscidea, Liracassis, Haydenia
Subtaxa: Doliocassis nupera Doliocassis samanica
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Peru (4 collections), United States (8: Alabama)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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