Colpomphalus Cossmann 1915 (snail)

Gastropoda - Vetigastropoda - Discohelicidae

Full reference: M. Cossmann. 1915. Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée. 10:1-292

Parent taxon: Discohelicidae according to S. M. Ferrari 2014

See also Gründel et al. 2011, Knight et al. 1960 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amphitomaria, Asterohelix, Brouzetdiscus, Cenocampoides, Delpeya, Discohelix, Nummocalcar, Spiniomphalus

Subtaxa: Colpomphalus angulatus Colpomphalus musacchioi Colpomphalus raricostatus

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)

• Jurassic of Argentina (2), Chile (1), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences

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