Subfamily Oocorythinae Fischer 1885 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae

Alternative spelling: Oocorythidae

Parent taxon: Cassidae according to A. G. Beu 2008

See also Beu 2010, Bouchet et al. 2005 and Ponder and Warén 1988

Sister taxa: Casmaria, Cassinae, Ceiba, Doliocassis, Phaliinae, Sconsodolium, Coalingodea, Liracassis, Oniscidea, Haydenia

Subtaxa: Dalium Eucorys Oocorys

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Type: Oocorys

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Ecuador (7 collections)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

• Miocene of Grenada (1), Mexico (1), Panama (3)

• Oligocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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