†Laxispira Gabb 1877 (turret shell)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Parent taxon: Vermiculariinae according to D. T. Dockery 1993
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Sohl 1964
Sister taxa: Pseudomesalia, Vermicularia
Subtaxa: Laxispira lumbricalis Laxispira monilifera Laxispira trochleata
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Poland (4), United States (106: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 111 collections including 112 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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