Perissolax Gabb 1861 (fig shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae

Parent taxon: Ficidae according to Gardener 1940

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Austroficopsis, Bulbificopsis, Ficus, Priscoficus, Pseudogaleodea, Sycodes, Thalassocyon, Urosyca

Subtaxa: Perissolax gabbi

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (9: Alabama, California, New Jersey)

• Cretaceous of Mexico (1), United States (1: Tennessee)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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