Zinsitys Saul 1988 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae

Full reference: L. R. Saul. 1988. New Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary Perissityidae (Gastropoda) from the Pacific Slope of North America. Contributions in Science, Los Angeles County Museum 400:1-25

Parent taxon: Perissityidae according to L. R. Saul 1988

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Christitys, Cydas, Forsia, Murphitys, Nekewis, Perissitys, Pseudocymia

Subtaxa: Zinsitys anassa Zinsitys edwilsoni Zinsitys kingii Zinsitys meisteri

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Type: Zinsitys meisteri

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (7: California, Washington)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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