Tylostomatidae

Overview

Tylostomatidae Stoliczka, 1868

Common Name: 

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: The gyrotropidae have thick shells with large whorls, which can vary in elaborate ornamentation.

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Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Mobile

        FEEDING MODE: Herbivore

        HABITAT: Epifaunal

Sources:

Genera of Tylostomatidae present in the Cretaceous of the Western Interior Seaway

Tylostoma