Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Alternative spellings: Pleurotoma (Spirotropis), Pleurotoma (Spirotropsis)
Parent taxon: Clavinae according to E. J. Moore 1976
See also Arnold 1903, Durham 1944, Scarponi and Della Bella 2003 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agladrillia, Cymatosyrinx, Drillia, Splendrillia, Syntomodrillia, Sediliopsis, Clathrodrillia, Darbya, Antimelatoma, Stenodrillia, Chesaclava, Pseudoinquisitor, Crassopleura, Hindsiclava, Suavodrillia
Subtaxa: Pleurotoma (Spirotropsis) smithi Spirotropis (Spirotropis) Spirotropis azorica Spirotropis badensis Spirotropis bainbridgensis Spirotropis calodius Spirotropis campi Spirotropis confusa Spirotropis gramensis Spirotropis karamanensis Spirotropis modiolus Spirotropis patagonica Spirotropis spinescens Spirotropis tortonica Spirotropis washingtonensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (5 collections)
• Pliocene of Italy (5), the United Kingdom (3)
• Miocene of Belgium (2), Denmark (1), Italy (1), Romania (1), United States (4: Oregon)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Eocene of United States (5: Texas, Washington)
Total: 28 collections including 29 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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