Family Velutinidae Gray 1840 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Velutinidae

Parent taxon: Cypraeoidea according to P. Bouchet et al. 2017

See also Beesley 1998, Bouchet et al. 2005 and Todd 2001

Sister taxa: Cypraea bayerquei, Cypraea fresnoensis, Cypraea oakvillensis, Cypraeidae, Eocypraeidae, Eratoidae, Ovula martini, Ovulidae, Pediculariidae, Triviidae

Subtaxa: Capulacmaeinae Lamellaria Lamellariinae Marsenina Velutininae

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), China (1), Mexico (2), Portugal (1), United States (7: California)

• Pliocene of Belgium (3), Japan (1), Venezuela (2)

Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences

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