Tropisurcula Casey 1904 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae

Alternative spelling: Tropiscurcula

Parent taxon: Cochlespirinae according to C. L. Garvie 2013

See also MacNeil and Dockery 1984 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aforia, Apiotoma, Chesasyrinx, Clavosurcula, Cochlespira, Nannoidella, Nihonia, Pyrgospira, Sibogasyrinx

Subtaxa: Tropisurcula (Eodrillia)

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (14: Mississippi collections)

• Eocene of United States (65: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)

• Paleocene of United States (2: Alabama, Texas)

Total: 81 collections including 123 occurrences

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