Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Parent taxon: Mangeliinae according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Gardner 1948, Sepkoski 2002, Todd 2001 and Woodring 1928
Sister taxa: Acmaturris, Agathotoma, Bactrocythara, Bela, Bellacythara, Benthomangelia, Brachycythara, Cythara, Cytharella, Dolostoma, Eucithara, Euryentmema, Glyphoturris, Granoturris, Guraleus, Heterocithara, Ithycythara, Kurtzia, Kurtziella, Mariadrillia, Neoguraleus, Perimangelia, Platycythara, Pyrgocythara, Rubellatoma, Saccharoturris, Sorgenfreispira, Stellatoma, Tenaturris, Vitricythara, Pyrenoturris
Subtaxa: Bellaspira margaritensis Bellaspira niaddrina Bellaspira pentagonalis Bellaspira virginiana
Type: Mangelia virginiana
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Italy (1), United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), Venezuela (2)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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