Peasiella Nevill 1884 (periwinkle)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae

Parent taxon: Littorinidae according to M. Harzhauser 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1993

Sister taxa: Cenchritis, Dissochilus, Echinininae, Echinolittorina, Eulimene, Gouetina, Lacuninae, Laevilitorina, Laevilitorininae, Littoraria, Littorina, Littorininae, Melarhaphe, Mirolacuna, Neritrema, Nodilittorina, Praelittorina, Procancellaria, Risella, Risellopsis, Rissellinae, Tectariinae, Tectarius, Heterospira, Hallstadtia

Subtaxa: Peasiella conoidalis Peasiella reidi

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of French Polynesia (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Iran (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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