Pyrgiscilla (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostrophia

Parent taxon: Heterostrophia according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acrostylus, Ampezzamilda, Ampezzogyra, Aphanotaenia, Auristomia, Babella, Bactroptyxis, Boehmiola, Brouzetia, Campanelle, Campichia, Camponeila, Cassianaxis, Cassianilda, Coemansia, Colpostomia, Costaella, Costosyrnola, Crimella, Cryptoplocus, Curetia, Cyclodostomia, Diptyxiella, Discobasis, Doliella, Dolomitella, Egilina, Elatioriella, Eleganella, Endiaplocus, Euparthenia, Eustomia, Falsostyliola, Faluniella, Fibulella, Fibuloptygmatis, Fibuloptyxis, Fusiptyxis, Gemmellaroia, Goniodostomia, Gonzagia, Haploptyxis, Heida, Iphiana, Italoptygmatis, Itruvia, Jaccardiella, Lacriforma, Laevinerinea, Laeviselica, Loxoptyxis, Macrodostomia, Melanioptyxis, Mrhilaia, Neonerinea, Neoptyxis, Nerineoptyxis, Nipteraxis, Nisiturris, Nisostomia, Obexomia, Odetta, Odostomidea, Oligoptyxis, Pachysyrnola, Paleoalvania, Parasimplotyxis, Partulida, Pentaptyxis, Phasianema, Planpyrgiscus, Ptygmatis, Pyramistomia, Raulinia, Ravnostomia, Rissopsetia, Rugiferia, Sequania, Sinustomia, Sollariaxis, Spirocyclina, Sulcorinella, Taphrostomia, Tauricella, Teleoptyxis, Terelimella, Tiberia, Trimalaxis, Trochalia, Tropaeas, Ulfa, Upella, Valanginella, Voluspa

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution: found only at Waihao Greensand, McCulloch's Bridge (general collection) (Eocene of New Zealand)

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