Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Parent taxon: Fissurellinae according to J. B. Knight et al. 1960
See also Kensley and Pether 1986, Short and Potter 1987 and Wilson 1993
Sister taxa: Atractotrema, Cosmetalepas, Diodorini, Fissurella, Macroschisma, Medusafissurella, Megatebennus
Subtaxa: Amblychilepas acra Amblychilepas compressa Amblychilepas crucis Amblychilepas javanicus Amblychilepas nigrita Amblychilepas oblonga Amblychilepas omicron Amblychilepas scutellum
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Mozambique (1), Namibia (1), South Africa (6)
• Pliocene of South Africa (3)
• Miocene of Australia (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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