Rhizorus Montfort 1810 (snail)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae

Parent taxon: Retusidae according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Retusa, Sulcoretusa, Volvulella

Subtaxa: Rhizorus conradianus Rhizorus loisae Rhizorus pakistanicus

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1), Venezuela (1)

• Miocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1)

• Eocene of Belgium (3), Pakistan (1), United States (32: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)

Total: 43 collections including 51 occurrences

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