Dissochilus Cossmann 1888 (periwinkle)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae

Parent taxon: Littorinidae according to Global Biodiversity Information Facility 2015

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cenchritis, Echinininae, Echinolittorina, Eulimene, Gouetina, Lacuninae, Laevilitorina, Laevilitorininae, Littoraria, Littorina, Littorininae, Melarhaphe, Mirolacuna, Neritrema, Nodilittorina, Peasiella, Praelittorina, Procancellaria, Risella, Risellopsis, Rissellinae, Tectariinae, Tectarius, Heterospira, Hallstadtia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Paleocene of Belgium (1), Greenland (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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