Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Synonym: Proficus Finlay and Marwick 1937
Parent taxon: Ficidae according to R. L. Squires 2014
See also Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2009, Sepkoski 2002 and Zinsmeister 1983
Sister taxa: Austroficopsis, Bulbificopsis, Ficus, Perissolax, Pseudogaleodea, Sycodes, Thalassocyon, Urosyca
Subtaxa: Priscoficus cooperiana Priscoficus cowlitzensis Priscoficus hornii Priscoficus intermedia Priscoficus johnstoni Priscoficus robustus Priscoficus smithi Priscoficus vermeiji Proficus obtusus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Japan (1 collection)
• Eocene of Mexico (4), New Zealand (4), the United Kingdom (9), United States (28: Alabama, California, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene of Austria (1), Bulgaria (1), Colombia (2), Mexico (4), New Zealand (3), United States (32: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, Virginia)
• Cretaceous of Mozambique (1), United States (6: California)
Total: 96 collections including 102 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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