Episcynia Morch 1875 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae

Parent taxon: Vitrinellidae according to G. Rosenberg 2005

See also Gardner 1947 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Adeorbis, Anticlimax, Callomphala, Circulus, Cochiolepis, Cyclostremiscus, Discopsis, Elachorbis, Microthyca, Parviturboides, Pterolabrella, Vitrinella

Subtaxa: Episcynia inornata

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Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), United States (7: Florida, South Carolina)

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Jamaica (2), Panama (1)

• Miocene of Panama (1), United States (6: Florida)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Texas)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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