Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative spelling: Gemmula (Ptychosyrinx)
Parent taxon: Turridae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Hendy 2007, Hickman 1976, Ladd 1982 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eopleurotoma, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, Lepicythara, Lophiotoma, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Megasurcula, Michela, Muteluma, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Perrona, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudoraphitoma, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: Gemmula (Ptychosyrinx) lobatopsis Ptychosyrinx columbiana Ptychosyrinx facula Ptychosyrinx hertleini
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Indonesia (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Fiji (1)
• Oligocene of United States (8: Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene of United States (12: Oregon)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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