†Endoptygma Gabb 1877 (carrier shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Alternative spelling: Xenophora (Endoptygma)
Parent taxon: Xenophoridae according to Global Biodiversity Information Facility 2015
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Squires and Saul 2001
Sister taxa: Acanthoxenophora, Austrophora, Onustus, Stellaria, Xenophora
Subtaxa: Endoptygma umbilicata Xenophora (Endoptygma) hermax Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa Xenophora (Endoptygma) plicata
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), United States (63: Alabama, California, Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 64 collections each including a single occurrence
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