Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative spellings: Pleurotoma (Pleuroliria), Polystira (Pleuroliria)
Parent taxon: Turrinae according to W. P. Woodring 1970
See also Gardner 1947, Harris and Palmer 1947, Hickman 1976 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acamptogenotia, Austroturris, Brachystoma, Cosmasyrinx, Fenimorea, Fusiturris, Globidrillia, Ingaunoturricula, Insolentia, Micantapex, Oxyacrum, Parasyrinx, Taranis, Viridoturris, Xenoturris
Subtaxa: Pleuroliria jacksonella Pleuroliria oregonensis Pleuroliria waynensis Pleurotoma (Pleuroliria) supramirifica
Type: Pleurotoma (Pleuroliria) supramirifica
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Miocene of Mexico (1), Panama (1)
• Oligocene of United States (28: Mississippi)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Eocene of United States (12: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas)
Total: 44 collections including 47 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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